Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

St. Philip's Church

King Arthur and the Mermaid

According to legend, King Arthur, his Knights and their white horses sleep here, waiting to be called when Britain needs them. It is also believed that long ago a large expanse of water stretched between Alderley Edge to High Legh, and it was home to a mermaid that would appear each Easter.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

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Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Alderley Edge is 6 miles northwest of Macclesfield and 15 miles south of Manchester. It is situated at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone ridge, Alderley Edge, which is the area's chief topographical feature and overlooks the Cheshire Plain.

Pictured left is St. Philip's Church, Alderley Edge by Velela. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.