Wilmslow ( or ) is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is 11 mi (18 km) south of Manchester and within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. The population was 24,497 at the 2011 Census. History. Toponymy. Wilmslow derives its name from Old English Wīghelmes hlāw = "mound of a man called Wīghelm." Lindow Man. Much about the local Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with the discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Moss. Preserved in the peat bogs for 2,000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country.
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Wilmslow ( or ) is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is 11 mi (18 km) south of Manchester and within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. The population was 24,497 at the 2011 Census. History. Toponymy. Wilmslow derives its name from Old English Wīghelmes hlāw = "mound of a man called Wīghelm." Lindow Man. Much about the local Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with the discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Moss. Preserved in the peat bogs for 2,000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country.
