This view, looking north along what is now the
main A34 towards Alderley Edge village, shows
where Welsh Row crossed the old turnpike,
connecting the old enclosed fields on the plain
with the open
Many of the Manchester businessmen that settled in Alderley in the mid 19th
century came from a Nonconformist background and they often kept up their
connections with the city.
Although Alderley Edge
village itself was not hit, the
German planes used to fly
over the Edge `and if they
turned right they were going
to Manchester, and if they
went straight on, they were
This led to far fewer restrictions on building than
in the neighbouring Alderley Edge, where strict
leasehold conditions limited the development to
select up-market residences.
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