Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
Parish in Cheshire East, England
Within Peak District National Park
| Coordinates: | 53.227, -2.033 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 97 70 |
| Dialling code: | 01625 (Macclesfield) |
Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough sit on the eastern fringe of the Peak District within Cheshire East, a landscape of gritstone edges, rolling moor and patchy oak and conifer woodland. The area includes upland reservoirs such as Trentabank, dramatic tors and the unmistakable cone of Shutlingsloe, and is prized for walking, mountain biking and wide views across the Cheshire Plain and Peak scenery.
Historically the forest was part of a medieval royal hunting forest and today the local economy is a mix of upland sheep farming, water supply infrastructure and rural tourism; small scattered communities keep a largely quiet, village character. The mixture of woodlands, moor and reservoirs supports local wildlife and recreation, while place names like Wildboarclough hint at the area’s long human and natural history.
Postcode districts covering Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Oldham 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Stockport 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Salford 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17 miles27.4 km
- Chesterfield 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Crewe 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Macclesfield 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Sale 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Northwich 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Middleton 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wincle Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Quarnford Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Sutton Lane Ends Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Macclesfield East Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Higher Hurdsfield Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Rainow Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Macclesfield South Ward 4.3 miles7 km
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward 4.3 miles7 km
- Macclesfield Central Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Heaton Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Bosley Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
SK11 0AW, SK11 0BG, SK11 0BD, SK11 0BL, SK11 0BE, SK11 0ND, SK11 0BQ, SK11 0BB, SK11 0BH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 34.5 miles55.6 km
- Macclesfield Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Buxton Railway Station 5.5 miles8.8 km
Hotels near Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Ad
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Tytherington 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Ensana Buxton Crescent 5 5.4 miles8.6 km
- The Alexandra Court Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
- The Silk House 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Hotel Rudyard 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Lion & Swan Hotel 5 8.7 miles14 km
- Old Hall Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hollin House Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Palace Hotel Buxton & Spa 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
Local points of interest
- Swithamley Hall Estate 3 miles4.9 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 4 miles6.5 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Somerford Hall Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Vale Park Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Tatton Park Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km