Alderley Edge is a village in Cheshire, 15 miles south of Manchester. It had a population of 4,780 in 2011.
In her childhood, Janet Barlow would frequent Alderley Edge alongside her uncle George and cousin Marilyn.
Caroline Critchley, one of Dennis Tanner's rich hairdressing clients from the Cheshire set, resided in Alderley Edge.
In July 1970, Bet Lynch spent the day in Alderley Edge with Sandra Butler and Irma Barlow. Later, in May 1984 Billy Walker took Linda Cheveski there for a drink. Then in May 1991, Tracy Barlow went on a Bank Holiday trip with her boyfriend Graham Egerton to Alderley Edge.
In December 2005, Sally Webster organised a family picnic to Alderley Edge, in order to stop daughter Sophie from spending her weekend with wayward friend Nicolette Seddon.
In December 2006, Vernon Tomlin and Michelle Connor attended a gig at the Rockets Club where Michelle met and left with Sonny Dhillon - much to Steve McDonald's horror. Around the same time, Rosie Webster lied to her mother Sally that she was stopping at friend Imogen Dooley's house in Alderley Edge when in reality she was staying at No.6 with her boyfriend Craig Harris.
Chef Robert Preston and his wife Joni began running a restaurant in the village called Preston's Grill. Robert decided to leave the business however, when he reunited with his ex-wife Tracy Barlow in July 2015.
The Bailey family also resided in Alderley Edge until they were forced to sell their house and downsize due to financial issues caused by Ed's gambling addiction. The family moved into 3 Coronation Street in June 2019.