Wilmslow
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.325, -2.235 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 84 80 |
| Population: | 36,617 |
Wilmslow is a prosperous market town in Cheshire East, England, sitting on the southern edge of Manchester. It’s a well‑connected commuter base with good rail services and easy road access, lying close to Manchester Airport and the M56, and has a compact centre of independent shops, cafes and restaurants framed by leafy residential streets.
Within easy reach are the wooded escarpments of Alderley Edge and the nearby peatland of Lindow Moss, famous for the Iron Age bog body known as Lindow Man. The town’s mix of green space, good schools and a strong local economy has made it attractive to professionals and high‑profile residents, while seasonal community events and a lively high street help preserve a village‑like feel.
Postcode districts covering Wilmslow
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 10 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 21.4 miles
- Oldham 15.8 miles
- St. Helens 22.2 miles
- Wigan 22.5 miles
- Warrington 15.1 miles
- Bolton 20.3 miles
- Stockport 6.6 miles
- Salford 11.7 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.3 miles
- Rochdale 20.2 miles
- Crewe 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilmslow East Ward 0.6 miles
- Wilmslow West and Chorley Ward 0.9 miles
- Wilmslow Dean Row Ward 1.3 miles
- Wilmslow Lacey Green Ward 1.5 miles
- Dean Row Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Styal Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Alderley Edge Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Handforth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Chorley Parish 1.9 miles
- Mottram St. Andrew Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Knolls Green Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Woodford Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wilmslow
SK9 0GT, SK9 1DZ, SK9 5LQ, SK9 4FZ, SK9 2PG, SK9 0HJ, SK9 2GU, SK9 2JQ, SK9 5AB … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 2.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.4 miles
- Wilmslow Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Alderley Edge Railway Station 1.5 miles
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Schools in Wilmslow
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- Lindow Community Primary School Primary
- Pownall Hall School Independent - primary
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primary
- The Wilmslow Academy Primary
- Wilmslow High School Secondary
- Wilmslow Preparatory School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 3.2 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 5.2 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 5.5 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 5.8 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 5.8 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Moss Rose Stadium 7.2 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 9.3 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 9.7 miles
- University of Manchester University 9.8 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 9.8 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 9.8 miles