Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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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).

Guide to Macclesfield Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Macclesfield that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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More on Macclesfield

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
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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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