Macclesfield

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.