Golden Triangle (Cheshire)
Coordinates: 53°18′47″N 2°15′36″W / 53.313°N 2.260°W
The so-called Golden Triangle or footballer belt is an area of affluent small towns and villages in Cheshire, including Wilmslow, Mottram St. Andrew and Alderley Edge. The exact three points of the triangle are the subject of local debate, but are generally considered to be Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Prestbury.[1][2][3] The area is noted for expensive houses in pleasant countryside that is popular with wealthy Premier League footballers,[4] celebrities and entrepreneurs.[5][6]
Five of the ten most expensive roads in the North West have been identified as being in this area.[7] Withinlee Road in Prestbury is said to be the most expensive street in Northern England, with prices averaging around £1.2 million as of 2009.[8]
The area and its rich businessmen were fictionalised in the drama series Goldplated.[9] Much of the action in Howard Jacobson's novel Shylock Is My Name also takes place within the Golden Triangle. It is also the main basis for the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Cheshire.
The triangle is part of the parliamentary constituencies of Macclesfield and Tatton.
Notable residents[]
Current and former residents include:
- David Beckham[12]
- Kevin De Bruyne[13]
- Alan Garner[14]
- Noddy Holder[15]
- Marcus Rashford[10]
- Cristiano Ronaldo[16]
- Wayne Rooney and Coleen Rooney[17][15]
- Raheem Sterling[18]
- Alan Turing[11]
- Kyle Walker[19]
References[]
- ^ "£200m 'Golden Triangle' family's lavish lifestyle revealed in court battle". 11 March 2021.
- ^ "The Premier League mansions players can't manage to sell". 17 June 2019.
- ^ "The A-Z of Cheshire's Golden Triangle - Wilmslow, Prestbury and Alderley Edge". 20 October 2019.
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (2017). "Supercars, super-rich and sipping champers - what it's REALLY like on a night out in Alderley Edge, the playground of footballers and millionaires". manchestereveningnews. Manchester Evening News.
- ^ McClean, Malcolm (2007), To the edge: entrepreneurial secrets from Britain's richest square mile, ISBN 978-1-84112-782-8
- ^ McClean, Malcolm (2007), To the edge: entrepreneurial secrets from Britain's richest square mile, ISBN 978-1-84112-782-8
- ^ "Streets of West London are the Most Expensive in England and Wales" (PDF) (press release). Halifax Building Society. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "The street paved with gold". Manchester Evening News. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Guest, Katy (8 October 2006). "Northern exposure: The Cheshire set". The Independent. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Marcus Rashford: His girlfriend, net worth, family life and more". 17 June 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Anon (2021). "Turing's House: Copper Folly, 43 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2BJ" (PDF). savills.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2021.
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (2018). "David Beckham is 'back home' in Manchester touring his old haunts - and eating chips and gravy". manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
- ^ Hirst, Paul. "City's £10m-a-year star who celebrated derby win with takeaway and swim with his son" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Alan Garner on Alderley Edge: 'The hill was my playground, school and world'". 11 May 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Coleen Rooney teams up with Noddy Holder to fight homes plan". 25 October 2014.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (2018). "Cristiano Ronaldo puts Alderley Edge mansion on market for £3.25m - nine years after leaving Manchester United". manchestereveningnews. Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Coleen and Wayne Rooney's new mansion could be a five-star hotel". 7 May 2021.
- ^ Halle-Richards, Sophie (31 July 2020). "Raheem Sterling's mansion targeted by burglars who preyed on celebrities". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (2020). "Man City star Kyle Walker moved into a £3.5m Cheshire mansion and put up a four-metre high ivy wall. Not everyone was happy..." manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
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