Macclesfield
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.259, -2.136 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 91 73 |
| Population: | 63,954 |
| Dialling code: | 01625 |
Macclesfield in Cheshire East, England is a historic market town set along the banks of the River Bollin. It became internationally known in the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre of silk production and that industrial heritage is still visible in former mills, Georgian terraces and the town’s Silk Museum; the Macclesfield Canal also threads through the area, adding to the town’s compact historic centre of independent shops, cafés and cultural venues.
Geographically the town sits on the edge of the Cheshire Plain with quick access to woodlands and hills such as Macclesfield Forest and the western fringes of the Peak District, which makes it popular for walking and mountain biking. Today the local economy mixes light manufacturing and professional services with a sizeable commuter population to Manchester, and the town retains a lively arts, music and community scene centred on markets, festivals and heritage events.
Postcode districts covering Macclesfield
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 15 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.6 miles
- Oldham 19.4 miles
- Warrington 20.6 miles
- Stockport 10.4 miles
- Salford 17.2 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17.3 miles
- Rochdale 24.6 miles
- Crewe 17.2 miles
- Runcorn 23.8 miles
- Bury 23.8 miles
- Sale 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Macclesfield Central Ward 0.4 miles
- Macclesfield West and Ivy Ward 0.8 miles
- Macclesfield South Ward 0.9 miles
- Broken Cross and Upton Ward 1 mile
- Macclesfield Tytherington Ward 1 mile
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward 1.1 miles
- Macclesfield East Ward 1.6 miles
- Higher Hurdsfield Parish 1.7 miles
- Sutton Lane Ends Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Prestbury Built-up area 2 miles
- Gawsworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Sutton Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Macclesfield
SK10 2BB, SK10 1DY, SK10 3PW, SK11 6JX, SK10 3NB, SK11 6QW, SK10 2UB, SK11 6RW, SK10 9QT … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 8.7 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.9 miles
- Macclesfield Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Prestbury Railway Station 2.4 miles
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Schools in Macclesfield
- All Hallows Catholic College Secondary
- Ash Grove Academy Primary
- Beech Hall School Independent - all ages
- Bollinbrook C of E (A) Primary School Primary
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ivy Bank Primary School Primary
- Macclesfield College Further education
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Park Lane School Special
- Parkroyal Community School Primary
- Puss Bank School and Nursery Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John the Evangelist C of E Primary School Macclesfield Primary
- The Fallibroome Academy Secondary
- Tytherington School Secondary
- Upton Priory School Primary
- Whirley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moss Rose Stadium 1.2 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 4.1 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 5.8 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 6.5 miles
- Swithamley Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 8 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 9.6 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 9.8 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 10.8 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 11.9 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 14.6 miles