Knutsford in North West England

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King Street © Maciej Preś/cc-by-sa-3.0

King Street © Maciej Preś/cc-by-sa-3.0

Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England with 13,000 inhabitants. It is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Manchester and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Macclesfield.

Knutsford is situated on the Cheshire Plain, between the Peak District in the South Pennines to the east and the Clwydian Range in the Welsh mountains to the west. Knutsford’s proximity to Manchester has both now and historically helped it become a commuter town for those employed in Manchester. Today the town’s location gives residents easy access to Merseyside as well as Manchester.

Town Hall © geograph.org.uk - Stephen Richards/cc-by-sa-2.0 The White Lion © geograph.org.uk - David Seale/cc-by-sa-2.0 Ruskin Rooms © Tony Grist Cobbled mews, off King Street © geograph.org.uk - Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0 Brook Street Heritage Site © Rept0n1x/cc-by-sa-3.0 King Street © Maciej Preś/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Cobbled mews, off King Street © geograph.org.uk - Pauline Eccles/cc-by-sa-2.0
Knutsford’s main town centre streets, Princess Street (also known locally as Top Street) and King Street lower down (also known as Bottom Street), form the “hub” of the town. At one end of the narrow King Street is an entrance to Tatton Park. The Tatton estate was home to the Egerton family, and has given its name to Tatton parliamentary constituency, which also includes the neighbouring communities of Alderley Edge and Wilmslow.

The annual Knutsford ‘Royal’ May Day festival is where hundreds of people parade through the streets, and the May Queen is crowned. During the May Day weekend there is also a funfair run on ‘The Heath’ (where the crowning of the May Queen also takes place) This is said to be one of the largest travelling funfairs in the UK.

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