The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Alderley Edge

Cheshire (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: Alderley Edge is 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Macclesfield and 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester, at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone escarpment, Alderley Edge, which is the area's chief topographical feature and overlooks the Cheshire Plain. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderley_Edge Location contains: Alderley Edge Mines (Site)