Wilmslow ( or ) is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, that is 11 mi (18 km) south of Manchester. It is one of the most expensive places to live in the UK after central London, and falls within the Cheshire Golden Triangle.The population of Wilmslow was 30,326 in the 2001 Census, reducing to 24,497 at the 2011 Census due to the separation of Handforth to form its own parish. The town is in the parliamentary constituency of Tatton, represented by Esther McVey MP.