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Macclesfield, Cheshire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Macclesfield_from_Macclesfield_train_station.jpgAuthor: Bernt Rostad
Macclesfield is a market town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin, which flows in to the River Mersey. The population of Macclesfield is around 51,000 people (2012 estimate).
Macclesfield dates back over a thousand years. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Maclesfeld. The name is believed to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, after a Saxon landlord named Macca.
The Macclesfield parish church, All Saints Church, was built in 1278. The town is famous for producing finished silk, and there are today four silk museums celebrating this industry. Macclesfield developed into a mill town in the 19th century. It managed to escape World War II boming, the only mill town in England to do so.
Visiting Macclesfield
Take the M6 motorway to Junction 17, then continue on the A534 heading northeast to Congleton. From there, continue on the A536 heading north to Macclesfield.
Macclesfield Town Hall: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macc_TH.jpgAuthor: Peter Hitchmough
Places of Interest in Macclesfield
- Cat and Fiddle Road: Scenic road between Buxton, Derbyshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire.
- Christ Church, Macclesfield: Redundant Anglican church, a Grade II listed building now under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
- King Edward Street Chapel: Chapel dating to 1690, today a Grade II listed building.
- Macclesfield Town Hall: Georgian-style town hall designed by Francis Goodwin in 1823.
- St Alban's Church, Macclesfield: Roman Catholic parish church completed in 1841.
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield: Church overlloking the town market place. It is today a Grade II listed building.
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