A murder investigation has been launched after a body was found near a leafy Trafford village, police have confirmed.
The shocking discovery was made on Ashley Mill Lane in Ashley, Cheshire - near the border with neighbouring Hale - early on Friday morning (December 13).
Detectives say the person has not yet been identified.
Cheshire Police have now confirmed that a 19-year-old man arrested earlier on Friday is being detained on suspicion of murder.
The man, from Knutsford, was being quizzed as a heavy police presence remained at the scene.
In a statement, the force said: "At 7.52am on Friday, December 13, police received a report of a body found on Ashley Mill Lane in Ashley.
"Officers are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and the identification of the individual."
A police cordon is in place near a farm.
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Ashley Mill Lane runs through an area of fields and thick woodland.
Sections of road were closed by police as the investigation continued.
The Cheshire village sits below Hale and Bowdon in neighbouring Trafford.
No other details about the incident have been released by police.
Images from the scene showed a row of police vehicles at the scene late on Friday night.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101; or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 1111.
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