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Macclesfield
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Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Manchester and east of Chester.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.map_type
- CHESHIRE
- UK place.official_name
- Macclesfield
- UK place.london_direction
- SE
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population_ref
- 52,496 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cheshire East
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cheshire
- UK place.civil_parish
- Macclesfield
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Macclesfield
- UK place.post_town
- MACCLESFIELD
- UK place.postcode_area
- SK
- UK place.postcode_district
- SK10, SK11
- UK place.dial_code
- 01625
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ9173
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cheshire East
- Population
- 52508
- Elevation
- 156
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Higher Hurdsfield
- Official website
- visitmacclesfield.co.uk
- Image
- View of Macclesfield from Macclesfield train station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01625
Show 10 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- twinned administrative body
- Eckernförde
- Commons category
- Macclesfield
- topic's main category
- Category:Macclesfield
- OS grid reference
- SJ9173
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Macclesfield
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Macclesfield
- P12749
- Therese von Lützow
- postal code
- SK10, SK11
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Encyclopedic overview
39 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Industry
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Climate
- Landmarks
- Economy
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Roads
- Culture
- Media
- Education
- Religion
- Sport and leisure
- Football
- Macclesfield F.C.
- Other football clubs
- Other sports
- Notable people
- Politicians
- Public service
- Commerce
- The Arts
- Journalists and writers
- Music
- Sport
- Twin towns
- Freedom of the Town
- Individuals
- Military regiments
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Manchester and east of Chester.
Before the Norman Conquest, Macclesfield was held by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and was assessed at £8. The medieval town grew up on the hilltop around what is now St Michael's Church. It was granted a municipal charter in 1261. Macclesfield Grammar School was founded in 1502. The town had a silk-button industry from at least the middle of the 17th century and became a major silk-manufacturing centre from the mid-18th century. The Macclesfield Canal was constructed in 1826–31.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macclesfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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