Find what to do today, this weekend, or in September. John Cherry from the British Museum along with Adrian Tindall, the Principal Conservation Officer (Archaeology) for Cheshire County Council, reported that the gold bar weighed 97.01 grams and was determined to be 73% gold. Easy access to the A34 and to Alderley Edge village centre and all its amenities and schools. The Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company built the line through Chorley, offering free season tickets for 20 years to Manchester businessmen who built houses with a rateable value of more than £50 within a mile of the station.
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Dramatic red sandstone escarpment, with impressive views.
more, Things to Do in Alderley Edge, Cheshire - Alderley Edge Attractions. In the cavern, the farmer saw countless men and white horses, all asleep. On 1 October 1910 it was enlarged by gaining part of Nether Alderley civil parish.
Lead and copper mining on the Edge is documented in the late 17th century and 18th century.
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The Wizard Tea Room are open 9am-5pm, 7 days per week. Legend has it that a farmer from Mobberley was taking a milk white mare to sell at the market in Macclesfield. Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 Chorley became a civil parish in its own right. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions. The most commented articles during the last 30 days on alderleyedge.com, Selected tweets bringing you bite-size nuggets of local news and information, Get all our latest articles delivered by email to your inbox every week for free! ONLINE DONATION. The first villa was constructed in the early 1840s and by 1850 thirty "handsome residences" had been erected, some of them in what is now the Alderley Edge Conservation Area. The first written evidence of Alderley Edge, known then as 'Chorlegh' (later spelt as 'Chorley') appeared in the 13th century, the likely derivation being from ceorl[4] and lēah,[5] meaning a peasants' clearing.
Famed for being home to the rich and famous it’s known as the Champagne capital of Britain. The astonished farmer asked what all this meant; the wizard explained that all these sleeping warriors were ready to awake and fight should England fall into danger.
In the 1950s the National Trust bought the site and has since restored the building and opened it to the public. Read this article to find out how to book and what to expect from your visit. The coming of the railway in 1842 with the construction of the Stockport to Crewe section of the main Manchester and Birmingham Railway changed all this.
The Edge was described as a dreary common[16]
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