The Golden Triangle market town with Cheshire's answer to Bond Street

The Golden Triangle market town with Cheshire's answer to Bond Street

Part of Cheshire’s Golden Triangle – a trio of well-to-do towns that also includes Prestbury and Alderley Edge – Wilmslow boomed after the Beckhams moved to the area in the 90s. But this leafy five-mile stretch has a long, illustrious history; the River Bollin brought trade here in mediaeval times, and its meandering course bisects the rural idyll that attracted wealthy Manchester industrialists long before footballers’ families. The original ne…