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Wilmslow
Wilmslow (Cheshire)
Wilmslow

Wilmslow shown within Cheshire
Population 30,326 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ840810
District Macclesfield
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WILMSLOW
Postcode district SK9
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Tatton
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°19′30″N 2°14′20″W / 53.325, -2.239

Wilmslow is a town in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government For the principal settlement of this borough see Macclesfield. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Cheadle The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Cheshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statuory fire and rescue service for the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Tatton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a partial list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Cheshire, in North West England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. For the principal settlement of this borough see Macclesfield. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It lies to the south of the city of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth. Alderley Edge is a village and Civil parish in Cheshire, England. Handforth is a village situated between Wilmslow, Heald Green, and Styal in Cheshire, England. It forms one of the two unparished areas in the Borough of Macclesfield, the other being the town of Macclesfield itself. In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a Civil parish. Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area As a result of the UK Government's 2007/2008 Local Government Review, Wilmslow will be part of the new Cheshire East Council.

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History

Toponymy

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Wīghelmes hlāw = "mound of a man called Wīghelm"

Lindow Fire

On the 27/ 5/2008 up to 40 firefighters were involved in tackling a huge blaze at a Cheshire nature reserve.

Fire crews from Chester and Warrington were still at the scene at Lindow Peak Bog, Wilmslow, early today.

The fire at the popular beauty spot was reported yesterday afternoon.

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was deep seated and spread over a large area of peat.

She said fire crews were likely to remain at the scene for some time.


Lindow Man

Much about the local Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Moss. In Britain and Ireland the Iron Age lasted from about the 7th century BC until the Roman conquest and until the 5th century in non- Romanised Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and Pete Marsh, is the name given to the naturally-preserved Bog body of an Iron Age man discovered in a Preserved in the peat bogs for 2000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country. Despite a campaign to keep Lindow Man in the area, he was transferred to the British Museum and is a central feature of the Iron Age exhibition. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. Lindow Man will be returning to Manchester Museum in April 2008 for one year long exhibition. The Manchester Museum is owned by the University of Manchester.

Events

Wilmslow was in the international media in March 1997, when an IRA bomb exploded at the railway station. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Nobody was hurt. [2]

In the general election of the same year, the parliamentary constituency of Tatton, in which Wilmslow falls, made headlines as part of the "sleaze" accusations levelled against the then Conservative Government. Tatton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members of the Cabinet are in bold face Tatton MP, Neil Hamilton, was accused of accepting cash for tabling Parliamentary questions, and subsequently defeated in the election by independent candidate Martin Bell. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Mostyn Neil Hamilton (born March 9, 1949) is a former Barrister, Teacher and Conservative Member of Parliament in the TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Martin Bell, OBE, (born 31 August, 1938) is a British UNICEF Ambassador a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician Martin Bell served for a single term as MP.

Geography

Wilmslow town centre is focussed upon Bank Square, Grove Street and Water Lane. Although Bank Square has traditionally provided the location for many of the town's banks, the name in fact originates from the bank, or slope, leading down to the Carrs recreational fields and up towards the railway station. The River Bollin flows through the Carrs and once provided the power source for nearby Quarry Bank Mill, now a National Trust site, as well as enjoyment for the local population. The River Bollin is a river in the north-west of England and a major Tributary of the River Mersey. Quarry Bank Mill is an historic Factory in Cheshire, England, one of the best preserved of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales

Before the railway came in 1842, Wilmslow comprised only a few farms and a church.

For purposes of the Office for National Statistics, Wilmslow forms part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area. The Office for National Statistics (ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly The Greater Manchester Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics consisting of the large Conurbation surrounding and including the

Economy

Wilmslow is the founding location of clothing giant Umbro who have their headquarters in the area. Umbro ( is a British sportswear and equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. [3] It is also home to the food technologists of Sainsbury's, and is the centre of operations of the life insurance and pensions firm, Royal London Mutual Insurance. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity. The Information Commissioner's Office, one of the government's executive agencies is also based in Wilmslow. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO in the United Kingdom, is a Non-departmental public body which reports directly to Parliament and is sponsored

Wilmslow is well known, like Alderley Edge, for having many famous residents, notably footballers, stars of Coronation Street and rich Manchester businessmen. Alderley Edge is a village and Civil parish in Cheshire, England. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Wilmslow is part of the so-called Golden Triangle in the north west together with Alderley Edge and Prestbury. The Golden Triangle is an area of affluent leafy towns and villages in Cheshire, England, including Alderley Edge, Knutsford, Wilmslow It grew in popularity in the Victorian era as a most desirable area for wealthy Manchester businessmen to move out to once the railways arrived and connected the towns.

Transport

Wilmslow railway station is situated where the electrified line from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly divides. Wilmslow railway station serves the large south Manchester suburb and former village of Wilmslow, in the borough of Macclesfield and the County Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England, the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only Unparished area. Manchester Piccadilly station, known locally as just Piccadilly, is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. One line continues to Manchester via Handforth and Stockport, the other continues via Styal, Manchester Airport and Heald Green. Handforth is a village situated between Wilmslow, Heald Green, and Styal in Cheshire, England. Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, on the River Bollin and near to the town of Wilmslow. Heald Green is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The latter route is commonly known as the Styal Line. History In early 1900s the line between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport became unable to cope with the increasing traffic There are frequent services to Manchester, Stockport and Crewe plus an hourly service to Shrewsbury and Cardiff. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. There are a few trains to London Euston (although an hourly service is planned from December 2008). Euston station (official name London Euston) is a major Railway station to the north of central London in the London Borough of Camden The A34 Manchester to Newcastle-under-Lyme and Winchester road now bypasses the town centre to the east. The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Manchester Airport lies just four miles to the northwest, but Wilmslow lies away from the approach and departure routes and therefore suffers only slightly from aircraft noise. Manchester Airport is a major Airport in the vicinity of Manchester, England, and the largest airport in the United Kingdom outside the [4]

Communal facilities

St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church

Wilmslow has a municipal leisure centre located near the train station. It offers a range of indoor facilities including courts, gym equipment and two indoor pools, one of which is a heated children's pool.

Wilmslow High School[5] is the only secondary school in Wilmslow and is a large comprehensive school that also includes a 6th form for A-level studies. Wilmslow High School, an 11-18 comprehensive is the only secondary school in the town of Wilmslow, in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, The town has many primary schools, both comprehensive and private (including single sex schools).

The Wilmslow Guild[6] is an independent adult education centre that provides courses in many subjects as well as societies, clubs and theatre productions. It also hosts the Wilmslow Guild Photographic Society. [7] The Wilmslow Green Room Society is another theatre society in Wilmslow. [8] The Wilmslow Historical Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month, and hosts lectures by a variety of guest speakers. They have an active research group, and have published a number of books and pamphlets on aspects of local history.

In terms of sporting facilities, Wilmslow also includes a Rugby club[9] and a Lacrosse Club. [10] Wilmslow also contains a public library,[11] fire station and police station. [12]

Wilmslow used to have three free weekly local papers, the Wilmslow Messenger, the Wilmslow Express and the Manchester Metro News but the Express took over the Messenger and in 2007 the Express and Metro merged into just the Wilmslow Express[13] which now features the Metromagazine section from the Manchester Metro News

Wilmslow holds one of the largest annual charity fireworks displays in the area. The Manchester Metro News is a British weekly Newspaper published each Friday by the Guardian Media Group. The Manchester Metro News is a British weekly Newspaper published each Friday by the Guardian Media Group. Run by the local Round Table, it attracts over 6,000 people each year and raises around £10,000 each year for local charities. The Round Table is a friendship organisation founded in Norwich England, in 1927.

Notable people

Alan Turing, the driving force behind the Bombe machine for cracking the German Enigma cypher, is perhaps Wilmslow's most notable resident. Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS (ˈt(jʊ(ərɪŋ (23 June 1912 &ndash 7 June 1954 was an English Mathematician In the History of cryptography, the Bombe was an electromechanical device used by British Cryptologists to help break German Enigma The Enigma machine is any one of a family of related electro-mechanical Rotor machines used to generate Ciphers for the Encryption and decryption of Turing committed suicide in his Wilmslow home on 7 June 1954 by eating an apple laced with potassium cyanide. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Potassium cyanide is an Inorganic compound with the formula KCN [14]

Wilmslow has featured in the novels of the writer Alan Garner, with the Black Lake (Lindow) apparently housing a witch. Alan Garner OBE (born in Congleton, Cheshire, October 17, 1934) is an English writer whose work is firmly rooted in Cheshire Garner is perhaps best known for his books The Owl Service, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath which are set in nearby Alderley Edge. The Owl Service is a novel by Alan Garner first published in 1967. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a fantasy story by the author Alan Garner, first published in 1960. The Moon of Gomrath is the sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner. Alderley Edge is a village and Civil parish in Cheshire, England.

The British indie rock band Doves met at Wilmslow High School in the 1980s. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Doves is an English Indie rock band which formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, although most of their early gigs Their song 'Black and White Town' was inspired by Wilmslow and its contradicting 'rich-poor' divide[15]

Other notable residents include;

References

  1. ^ Wilmslow's official census profile.
  2. ^ Fiona Ryan. "After the last ceasefire ended", Irish News Online, http://www.irishnews.com, Unknown.  
  3. ^ Umbro - History. Retrieved on January 7, 2007. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  4. ^ Network Rail - West Coast. Retrieved on January 7, 2007. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  5. ^ Wilmslow High School. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  6. ^ Wilmslow Guild. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  7. ^ Wilmslow Guild Photographic Society. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  8. ^ Wilmslow Green Room Society Website. Retrieval date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  9. ^ Wilmslow Rugby Website. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  10. ^ Wilmslow Lacrosse Club Website. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  11. ^ Wilmslow Library. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  12. ^ Wilmslow Website. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  13. ^ Wilmslow Express Website. Retrieval Date: January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  14. ^ Alan Turing: a short biography - 8. Retrieved on January 7, 2007. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  15. ^ Katrina McKeever. "Doves fly to top", Wilmslow Express News, Wilmslow Express, 16 March 2005. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  
  16. ^ Katrina McKeever. "Street star caught drink driving in Prestbury", Macclesfield Express News, Macclesfield Express, 9 August 2006. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  

See also

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