Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 4,638.Alderley Edge is 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Macclesfield and 15 miles (24 km) 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.Alderley Edge is well known for its affluence and expensive houses, falling inside Cheshire's Golden Triangle.