Economy
Wilmslow is well known, like Alderley Edge, for having many famous residents, notably footballers, stars of Coronation Street and rich North West businessmen. The town is part of the so-called Golden Triangle in the north west together with Alderley Edge and Prestbury. It has seen a consistent year-on-year growth in its property value thanks to transport improvements and its iconic Cheshire image.
It grew in popularity in the Victorian era as a most desirable area for wealthy North West businessmen to move out to once the railways arrived and connected the towns.
Wilmslow is the founding location of clothing giant Umbro who have their headquarters in the area.
The town is the centre of operations of the life insurance and pensions firm, Royal London Mutual Insurance. The Information Commissioner's Office, one of the government's executive agencies, is also based in Wilmslow.
The town's Aston Martin dealership sells the highest number of Aston Martins in the UK; a high demand stimulated largely by the high level of affluence in the town. Large SUVs are occasionally known as "Wilmslow panzers" due to their ubiquity in the town.
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