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Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It takes its name from the wooded escarpment towering above the Cheshire plain, with fine views and walks. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,409.
The affluent village of Alderley Edge has excellent shops, restaurants and bars and entertains many Premiership footballers and members of the 'Cheshire Set'. The place itself claims to have more millionaires per square mile than anywhere else in the country. Alderley Edge holds the title of the Cheshire village where the most champagne is consumed. It developed after the railway came, and was named after a rock scarp called Alderley Edge. Nearby are farms called Over Alderley and Nether Alderley. The name Alderley came from Anglo-Saxon Alðrȳðelēah = "the meadow or woodland clearing of a woman called Alðrȳð".
Alderley Edge was an urban district from 1894 to 1974, when it became a civil parish in the larger borough of Macclesfield.
There are many historic buildings including Chorley Old Hall, which is the oldest surviving manor house in Cheshire.
To the south of the village is the Alderley Park estate, former ancestral home of the Stanley(s).
A local legend tells of a wizard and sleeping warriors who will save the country in crisis. A farmer on his way to market was confronted by an old man who wanted to buy his horse. The old man explained that one day when England was in great danger the army would wake and ride out onto the Cheshire plain to save the country. One man of the sleeping army did not have a horse, which is why the old man wanted the farmer's.
Local people think that the wizard is Merlin and the sleeping king is King Arthur. Legend has it that King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table will one day return in England's hour of need. An alternative reading of this and other local legends can be found in Alan Garner's novels The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. Garner, born in Congleton, was raised in Alderley Edge.
The red sandstone escarpment over the village of Alderley Edge is in the custodianship of the National Trust. Alderley Edge has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geological interest.
The escarpment has long been a site of copper mining, going back to prehistoric and Roman times. The mines are accessible to the public twice a year, during events organised by the Derbyshire Caving Club. The property affords views across Cheshire and the Peak District and walking paths through the property, as well as one to nearby National Trust property Hare Hill.
The affluent village of Alderley Edge has excellent shops, restaurants and bars and entertains many Premiership footballers and members of the 'Cheshire Set'. The place itself claims to have more millionaires per square mile than anywhere else in the country. Alderley Edge holds the title of the Cheshire village where the most champagne is consumed. It developed after the railway came, and was named after a rock scarp called Alderley Edge. Nearby are farms called Over Alderley and Nether Alderley. The name Alderley came from Anglo-Saxon Alðrȳðelēah = "the meadow or woodland clearing of a woman called Alðrȳð".
Alderley Edge was an urban district from 1894 to 1974, when it became a civil parish in the larger borough of Macclesfield.
There are many historic buildings including Chorley Old Hall, which is the oldest surviving manor house in Cheshire.
To the south of the village is the Alderley Park estate, former ancestral home of the Stanley(s).
A local legend tells of a wizard and sleeping warriors who will save the country in crisis. A farmer on his way to market was confronted by an old man who wanted to buy his horse. The old man explained that one day when England was in great danger the army would wake and ride out onto the Cheshire plain to save the country. One man of the sleeping army did not have a horse, which is why the old man wanted the farmer's.
Local people think that the wizard is Merlin and the sleeping king is King Arthur. Legend has it that King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table will one day return in England's hour of need. An alternative reading of this and other local legends can be found in Alan Garner's novels The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. Garner, born in Congleton, was raised in Alderley Edge.
The red sandstone escarpment over the village of Alderley Edge is in the custodianship of the National Trust. Alderley Edge has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geological interest.
The escarpment has long been a site of copper mining, going back to prehistoric and Roman times. The mines are accessible to the public twice a year, during events organised by the Derbyshire Caving Club. The property affords views across Cheshire and the Peak District and walking paths through the property, as well as one to nearby National Trust property Hare Hill.
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