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{{about|the market town in Cheshire, England}}
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'''Macclesfield''' ({{IPAc-en|m|æ|k|əl|z|f|i|əl|d}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]]
Before the [[Norman Conquest]], Macclesfield was held by [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia]] and was assessed at £8
[[Hovis|Hovis breadmakers]] were another [[Victorian era|Victorian]] employer
The population of Macclesfield at the [[United Kingdom 2021 census|2021 census]] was 57,539. A person from
==Toponymy==
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==History==
Before the [[Norman Conquest]], Macclesfield was held by [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia]], who also held much of the east of the county.<ref>Bu'Lock, pp. 71–72</ref> Three crosses survive from this period, originally located in [[Sutton Lane Ends|Sutton]] and now in [[West Park, Macclesfield|West Park]],<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1012884|desc= Three early medieval cross shafts in West Park|access-date= 19 January 2020|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and J. D. Bu'Lock speculates that there might have been a Pre-Conquest church.<ref>Bu'Lock, pp. 80, 84, Plate 18</ref> The area was devastated by the Normans in 1070, and had not recovered by 1086; the [[Domesday Book]] records the manor as having fallen in value from £8 to 20 shillings.<ref>Husain, pp. 11–12, 34</ref> [[Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester]] held the manor himself after the Conquest; there was a mill, meadow for oxen, and woodland 6 [[League (unit)|leagues]] by 4 leagues.<ref>Husain, pp. 17, 23, 25, 28</ref> A Norman castle was built at Macclesfield.<ref>Husain, pp. 99, 101</ref> Macclesfield was granted a [[borough]] charter by [[Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester|Ranulf de Blondeville, Earl of Chester]], in the early 13th century,{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} and in 1261 a second charter was granted by the future King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], allowing a market, fair and judicial court.<ref name="Hewitt_p69">Hewitt, pp. 69–70</ref><ref name="Hartwell_intro">Hartwell ''et al.''., pp. 449–51</ref> The medieval town stood on the hilltop, centred on the parish church of [[St Michael's Church, Macclesfield|All Saints]],<ref name=Hartwell_intro /> which was built in 1278, an extension of a chapel built in approximately 1220.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A History of the Church |url=http://www.stmichaels-macclesfield.com/history.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721015935/http://www.stmichaels-macclesfield.com/history.htm |archive-date=21 July 2006 |access-date=28 November 2006 |website=St. Michael's Macclesfield}}</ref> In 1357, a hall was built in the town for the mayor's court and the borough court (portmote).<ref name=Hewitt_p69 /> The town lacked industries at this date and was described as poor,<ref name=Hewitt_p69 /> remaining a small market town until the end of the 15th century, with a population numbered in the hundreds.<ref name="Driver_p43">Driver, pp. 43–45, 109</ref>
The [[Cheshire archers]] were a body of elite soldiers noted for their skills with the longbow that fought in many engagements in Britain and France in the Middle Ages. Battles at which there were sizeable numbers of Cheshire archers include Agincourt and Crecy. In 1277 [[Edward I]] employed 100 of these archers from the Macclesfield area as his personal bodyguard, his successor [[Richard II]] also employed a bodyguard of these yeoman archers who came from the Macclesfield Hundred and the forest districts of Cheshire.
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The population was 24,137 by 1841.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.VIII |date=1849 |publisher=Charles Knight |location=London |page=216}}</ref>
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===Industry===
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Macclesfield is the original home of [[Hovis|Hovis breadmakers]], produced in Publicity Works Mill (commonly referred to as "the Hovis Mill") on the canal close to Buxton Road. It was founded by a Macclesfield businessman and a baker from [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. ''Hovis'' is said to derive from the Latin "homo-vitalis" (strength for man) as a way of providing a cheap and nutritious food for poor mill workers and was a very dry and dense wholemeal loaf completely different from the modern version.
Waters Green was once home to a nationally known horse market which features in the legend of the Wizard of [[Alderley Edge]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Axon |first=William Edward Armytage |title=Cheshire Gleanings |publisher=Tubbs, Brook & Chrystal |year=1884 |location=Manchester |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref>
Waters Green and an area opposite [[Arighi Bianchi]], now hidden under the Silk Road, also held a sheep and cattle market until the 1980s.
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Macclesfield was first represented in Parliament after the [[Reform Act 1832|Reform Act of 1832]], when it was granted two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs). This situation lasted until 1880, when after problems at the [[1880 United Kingdom general election|general election that year]] it was decided to declare the election void and suspend the writ of election (so no by-election could take place). In September 1880 a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate further. A report of March 1881 confirmed the allegations of corruption. As a result, the borough constituency was disenfranchised for corruption. The disenfranchisement took effect on 25 June 1885, when the town was transferred to the [[East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Cheshire]] constituency. However under the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] the Macclesfield constituency was recreated with extended boundaries, as a county division, later in 1885. From the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]] it has elected one MP. Macclesfield was for some time considered to be a [[safe seat]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], having been held by it since the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]], but the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 election]] showed a significant swing away from the Conservatives.
Macclesfield was governed locally by Macclesfield Municipal Borough (see [[Macclesfield (borough)]]) until 1974 when Macclesfield Borough Council was established, a local government district with [[borough status]]. Following the establishment of [[Cheshire East Council]] in 2009 the borough was abolished and the Mayoralty transferred to [[charter trustees]]. [[Macclesfield Town Council]] was established in 2015 following a community governance review which established a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Stuart |date=17 October 2014 |title=It's 'full steam ahead' for a new Macclesfield town council |work=Macclesfield Express |url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/its-full-steam-ahead-new-7950303 |access-date=15 June 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052820/http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/its-full-steam-ahead-new-7950303 |url-status=live }}</ref> Macclesfield Town Council is controlled by the Labour Party, with 9 councillors. There are 3 Independent councillors, and no Conservatives.
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==Geography==
[[File:Macclesfield Forest+Trentabank.jpg|thumb|right|
Macclesfield is in the east of Cheshire
To the west of the town lies the [[Cheshire Plain]]
The Macclesfield Built-up Area forms an urban area which extends from the town to an area that includes the town of [[Bollington]] and the village of [[Prestbury, Cheshire|Prestbury]]. The urban area has a population of 63,954.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=7215|website=Citypopulation.de|access-date=25 December 2020 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312102554/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=7215|url-status=live}}</ref>
According to the [[United Kingdom 2011 census|2011 Census]], the gender makeup of the population was 31,266 male and 32,688 female. The ethnic makeup of the whole urban area was under 96.2% white and 2.2% Asian
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==Transport==
===Railway===
[[Macclesfield railway station|Macclesfield station]] is on the [[Stafford to Manchester Line|Stafford to Manchester]] branch of the [[West Coast Main Line]].
* [[Avanti West Coast]] operates generally hourly inter-city services between [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] (20 minutes away), {{rws|Stockport}} (10 minutes), [[Stoke-on-Trent railway station|Stoke-on-Trent]] (15 minutes) and [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] (1 hour 47 minutes)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our latest timetables and ticket info |work=Avanti West Coast |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024 |url= https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* [[CrossCountry]] operates hourly inter-city services between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, {{rws|Reading}}, {{rws|Southampton Central}} and {{rws|Bournemouth}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables |work=CrossCountry |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024 |url= https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Northern Trains]] provides an hourly stopping service between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, {{rws|Congleton}} and Stoke-on-Trent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
A railway station was first opened at Beech Lane by the [[LNWR]] on 19 June 1849, which was replaced a month later by [[Macclesfield Hibel Road railway station|Hibel Road station]]. The current station dates from the modernisation of the West Coast Main Line in the mid-1960s, when the old station buildings were
===Buses===
Macclesfield has a bus station located within the town centre. The original building opened on Sunderland Street, just outside the railway station; it was replaced in 2004, when a new bus station opened on Queen Victoria Street.
The principal operators around Macclesfield are two subsidiaries of [[Centrebus Group]]: [[D&G Bus]] and [[High Peak Buses]].
[[Buxton]], [[Congleton]], [[Crewe]], [[Knutsford]], [[Stockport]], [[Wilmslow]] and [[Wythenshawe]]. Only two services run on Sundays: route 58 to [[Chatsworth House]] and route 130 to [[Handforth Dean]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macclesfield Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=31 October 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/macclesfield |quote=}}</ref>
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[[File:Macclesfield silk museum.JPG|thumb|right|Silk Museum]]
[[File:MADS Theatre Macclesfield.jpg|thumb|upright|The Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society have performed at the Little Theatre on Lord Street since 1954.|alt=Hanging sign MADS on Georgian style building]]
Macclesfield has been accused of having few cultural amenities. In 2004, research was published in ''[[The Times]]'' naming Macclesfield and its borough the most uncultured town in Britain, based on its lack of theatres, cinemas and other cultural facilities.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230522234036/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article504355.ece]
The [[Northern Chamber Orchestra]] is the oldest professional chamber ensemble in the North West; its home is the Macclesfield Heritage Centre and presents a series of eight concerts a year, attracting international guest soloists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Chamber Orchestra |url=https://www.ncorch.co.uk/ |access-date=25 September 2019 |website=Northern Chamber Orchestra |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330122531/https://www.ncorch.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Silk Opera Company was created to perform 'The Monkey Run' at Barnaby.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner|first=Ben|date=8 June 2010 |title=Debut for 'Monkey Run' opera |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/macclesfieldexpress/news/s/1242408_debut_for_monkey_run_opera |newspaper=Macclesfield Express|access-date=23 December 2010 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112164704/http://menmedia.co.uk/macclesfieldexpress/news/s/1242408_debut_for_monkey_run_opera |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The 'Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society'<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society |url=https://www.litandphilmacc.org.uk/ |access-date=8 October 2019
Local newspapers include the ''Macclesfield Express''<ref>[http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/ Macclesfield Express.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050806005128/http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/ |date=6 August 2005 }} Retrieval date: 16 February 2008</ref> and the ''Community News''.<ref>[http://www.communitynewsgroup.co.uk/ Community News Group.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205085548/http://www.communitynewsgroup.co.uk/ |date=5 February 2008 }} Retrieval date: 16 February 2008</ref> Macclesfield residents have access to Macclesfield Forum, an online [[message board]], for informal discussion of local news and issues.<ref>[http://www.macclesfieldforum.co.uk/ Macclesfield Forum.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929175937/http://www.macclesfieldforum.co.uk/ |date=29 September 2011 }} Retrieval date: 16 February 2008</ref> The town is also served by two locally based radio stations: Canalside Community Radio based at the [[List of mills in Cheshire#Bollington|Clarence Mill]] in [[Bollington]],<ref>[http://www.ccr-fm.co.uk/ Canalside Community Radio.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524123553/http://www.ccr-fm.co.uk/ |date=24 May 2011 }} Retrieval Date: 16 February 2008</ref> just north of Macclesfield, and [[Silk FM|Cheshire's Silk Radio]], an independent commercial radio station with studios in the town.<ref>[http://www.silkfm.com/ Silk FM.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411114215/http://www.silkfm.com/ |date=11 April 2008 }} Retrieval date: 16 February 2008</ref> Local information websites include ''Visit Macclesfield''<ref>[http://www.visitmacclesfield.co.uk/ Visit Macclesfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930175922/http://www.visitmacclesfield.co.uk/ |date=30 September 2015 }} Retrieval date: 29 September 2015</ref> and the local what's on guide, ''Canalside's The Thread''.<ref>[http://www.thethread.org.uk The Thread.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001013043/http://www.thethread.org.uk/ |date=1 October 2015 }} Retrieval date: 29 November 2012</ref>
The last remaining commercial cinema in Macclesfield closed in 1997. Discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of building a multiplex cinema,<ref>{{Cite
Amateur dramatics is well represented in the town
[[Gawsworth Hall]] hosts an annual [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] festival as well as many arts and music events throughout the year.
Macclesfield has appeared in film
The blues singer [[John Mayall]] was born in the town in 1933.{{cn|date=September 2022}} Macclesfield was also the home town of Ian Curtis and [[Stephen Paul David Morris|Stephen Morris]] of Joy Division, and [[Gillian Gilbert]] who, along with Morris, was a member of [[New Order (band)|New Order]]. A memorial to Curtis is located at Macclesfield Crematorium.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Getting to know Dad |url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/105/105952_getting_to_know_dad.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201212834/http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/105/105952_getting_to_know_dad.html |archive-date=1 December 2008 |access-date=29 November 2006 |newspaper=Macclesfield Express}}</ref> Other Macclesfield acts to have gained recognition include [[The Macc Lads]] and [[Marion (band)|Marion]].{{cn|date=September 2022}}
▲Macclesfield has appeared in film: it was used as the location for [[Sir John Mills]]'s film ''So Well Remembered'' in 1947.<ref>[https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0039842/ ''So Well Remembered''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024093928/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0039842/ |date=24 October 2012 }} International Movie database website. Retrieval date: 15 October 2007.</ref> Some of the locations are still recognisable, such as Hibel Road. A fictionalised version of Macclesfield's railway station appeared in the 2005 football hooliganism film ''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]''.<ref>[https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0385002/ ''Green Street'' (US title: ''Hooligans'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210407/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0385002/ |date=5 November 2012 }} Internet Movie Database website. Retrieval Date: 15 October 2007.</ref> It was also the location of ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]'' (2007), a film about [[Ian Curtis]], the lead singer of [[Joy Division]].
In literature, Macclesfield is the second principal location of the [[fantasy]] novels ''[[The Weirdstone of Brisingamen]]'' and ''[[The Moon of Gomrath]]'' by [[Alan Garner]].
In 2008, the borough was named as the fifth happiest of 273 districts in Britain by researchers from the [[University of Sheffield|universities of Sheffield]] and [[University of Manchester|Manchester]], who used information on self-reported personal well-being from the British Household Panel Survey.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2008 |title=Britain's happiest places mapped |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7584321.stm |access-date=2 September 2008 |archive-date=2 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902031938/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7584321.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A step-by-step ESDS Longitudinal guide: Guide to British Household Panel Survey |url=http://www.esds.ac.uk/longitudinal/access/bhps/L33196.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923045134/http://www.esds.ac.uk/longitudinal/access/bhps/L33196.asp |archive-date=23 September 2008 |access-date=2 September 2008 |website=Esds.ac.uk}}</ref>
==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. Television signals are received from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter situated south east of the town.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Macclesfield|title=Freeview Light on the Macclesfield (Cheshire East, England) transmitter |publisher=UK Free TV |access-date= 25 May 2024}}</ref>
The town is served by both [[BBC Radio Manchester]] and [[BBC Radio Stoke]]. Other radio stations are [[Heart North West]], [[Smooth North West]], [[XS Manchester]], [[Capital Manchester and Lancashire]] and [[Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West]].{{cn|date=September 2024}} Community based stations that broadcast from the town are [[Silk 106.9|Silk Radio]] and Canalside Radio. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.canalsideradio.net/ |title=Canalside Radio|access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>
''[[Macclesfield Express]]'' is the town's local newspaper which publishes on Wednesdays. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/macclesfield-express/|title=Macclesfield Express|date=5 May 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=25 May 2024}}</ref>
==Education==
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===Other sports===
[[Macclesfield RUFC]], the town's [[rugby union]] club, plays in [[National League 1]], following promotion from [[National League 2 North]] in the 2013–14 season.
Macclesfield
▲[[Macclesfield Chess Club]] is one of the oldest chess clubs in the country having been founded in 1886.<ref>Furness (1988); p. 126.</ref>
▲Macclesfield's [[cycling club]] Macclesfield Wheelers<ref>[http://www.macclesfieldwheelers.org.uk/ Macclesfield Wheelers Cycling Club.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103135647/http://www.macclesfieldwheelers.org.uk/ |date=3 January 2012 }} ''Official website.'' Retrieval date: 16 December 2007</ref> is a local club for all cycling activities, from pleasure riding to racing. World-famous cyclist [[Reg Harris]] produced "Reg Harris" bikes in Macclesfield for three years during the 1960s. The local cycling campaign group is known as MaccBUG (Macclesfield Borough Bicycle Users Group).<ref>[http://www.maccbug.org.uk/ Macclesfield Borough Bicycle Users Group (MaccBUG).] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907001221/http://www.maccbug.org.uk/ |date=7 September 2011 }} ''Official website.'' Retrieval date: 1 October 2007.</ref> Formed in 1999, it campaigns for better cycling provision for leisure and utility cyclists.
Macclesfield Harriers & Athletic Club is an active club with over 500 members. The club caters for all abilities and ages. There are sections for road running, track & field, fell running and cross country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macclesfield Harriers & Athletic Club |url=http://www.macclesfield-harriers.co.uk/ |website=Macclesfield-harriers.co.uk |access-date=15 June 2016 |archive-date=12 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612231635/http://www.macclesfield-harriers.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Macclesfield Hockey Club is a community club with 8 senior teams and a thriving junior section. They cater for players of all abilities from the age of 5 upwards. At the first team level, the ladies play in the Regional North Leagues and the men in the North West Hockey Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://macchockey.co.uk/|title=Macclesfield Hockey Club | Home|website=Macchockey.co.uk|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524085418/http://macchockey.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2006, [[Sport England]] published a survey which revealed that residents of Macclesfield were the third-most active in England in sports and other fitness activities; 29.3% of the population participate at least three times a week for 30 minutes.<ref>[http://www.sportengland.org/index/get_resources/research/active_people/active_people_survey_headline_results.htm Active People Survey.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225091431/http://www.sportengland.org/index/get_resources/research/active_people/active_people_survey_headline_results.htm |date=25 February 2010 }} ''Sport England website''. Retrieval date: 16 February 2008
Macclesfield [[parkrun]], a free weekly timed 5k run, takes place in South Park every Saturday morning at 9.00am.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macclesfield parkrun {{!}} Macclesfield parkrun |url=https://www.parkrun.org.uk/macclesfield/ |access-date=
== Notable people ==
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* [[John Brocklehurst (politician)|John Brocklehurst]],<ref name="leighrayment1" /> MP (1788–1870) Head of a family of silk producers, banker and MP for [[Macclesfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Macclesfield]] for 36 years from 1832 to 1868.
* [[William Coare Brocklehurst]] (1818–1900) English Liberal Party politician.<ref name="leighrayment1">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231646/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Mcommons1.htm Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)]}} retrieved December 2017</ref> Son of John and his successor as MP (1868–80). Unseated after a complaint of bribery during the 1880 election which caused the borough to lose its representation in Westminster; son [[William Brocklehurst (Liberal politician b.1851)|William]] (1851–1933)
* [[David Chadwick (politician, born 1821)|David Chadwick]] (1821–1895) English accountant and Liberal Party politician.<ref name="leighrayment1" /> One of two MP's for Macclesfield from 1868 to 1880 when unseated and then convicted of bribery and of making a false return of election expenses
* [[William Brocklehurst (Liberal politician b.1851)|William Brocklehurst Brocklehurst]] (1851–1929) businessman and Liberal Party MP<ref name="leighrayment1" /> for [[Macclesfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Macclesfield]] from 1906 to 1918
* Sir [[Walter Bromley-Davenport]] (1903–1989) Conservative MP<ref>[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/22228/walter_bromley-davenport/knutsford TheyWorkForYou Website, Lieut-Colonel Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport, Former MP, Knutsford] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180345/https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/22228/walter_bromley-davenport/knutsford |date=27 December 2017 }} 0retrieved December 2017</ref> for [[Knutsford (UK Parliament constituency)|Knutsford]] from 1945 until 1970
=== Public service ===
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[[File:JCRylePhoto.jpg|thumb|140px|John Charles Ryle, 1888]]
* [[John Shert]] (c.1544–1582) English Catholic priest and martyr,<ref>[http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/saints-and-martyrs/blessed-john-shert Blessed John Shert, Diocese of Shrewsbury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124091853/http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/saints-and-martyrs/blessed-john-shert |date=24 January 2013 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> executed during the reign of [[Elizabeth I]], beatified in 1889.
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=== Commerce ===
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* [[Charles Roe]] (1715–1781) industrialist,<ref>[https://archive.today/20071029115331/http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverpool/history/roes%20copper%20works.htm www.toxteth.net archive, Charles Roe and Company] retrieved December 2017</ref> helped establish the silk industry in Macclesfield
* [[James Pigot]] (1769–1843) British publisher of directories, and a pioneering publisher of [[Business directory|trade directories]]
*[[John Birchenough]]
* [[Thomas Wardle (industrialist)|Sir Thomas Wardle]] (1831–1909) businessman,<ref>{{cite DNB12|wstitle=Wardle,_Thomas |short=x}}</ref> known for his innovations in silk dyeing and printing on silk
* [[William Ryle|William Ryle II]] (1834–1881) silk manufacturer<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia= Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey |title=Arthur Ryle |year=1913 |quote=William Ryle, son of William Ryle, was born in Macclesfield, England, March 8, 1834, and died in Paterson, New Jersey, November 5, 1881. He came to the United States at the age of eighteen, also with the purpose of embarking in the silk business, but, obtaining employment with a Wall street banking firm in New York City, he was for some time engaged in financial concerns. | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttUwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA697-IA15&ci=219%2C718%2C667%2C76 |pages=704–705 |access-date=2023-07-01 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
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=== The Arts ===
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* [[Alfred Gatley]] (1816–1863) was an English sculptor<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Gatley,_Alfred |volume= 21 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[John William Wadsworth]] (1879–1955), ceramics designer<ref>[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=176097 The British Museum, John William Wadsworth (Biographical details)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091107/http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=176097 |date=16 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> for [[Mintons]], born in Macclesfield
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=== Journalists and writers ===
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* [[Hester Rogers]] (1756–1794) British Methodist writer and role model for women Methodists
* [[Sui Sin Far]] (born Edith Maude Eaton; 1865–1914) author,<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=7353 EATON, EDITH MAUD, in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227121803/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=7353 |date=27 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> wrote about Chinese people in North America
* [[Joseph McCabe]], (1867–1955) rationalist writer<ref>[http://www.geneticjoycestudies.org/GJS12/GJS12_Crowley.htm GENETIC JOYCE STUDIES – Issue 12 (Spring 2012)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811052426/http://www.geneticjoycestudies.org/GJS12/GJS12_Crowley.htm |date=11 August 2016 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> and critic of religion, was born here
* [[Brian Redhead]], (1929–1993) ''Manchester Guardian'' journalist<ref>{{Cite
* [[Andreas Whittam Smith|Sir Andreas Whittam Smith]], (born 1937) financial journalist,<ref>[http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Press-and-media/021M-C0638X0008XX-0001V0 British Library, Whittam Smith, Andreas, Oral History of the British Press] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725030312/https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Press-and-media/021M-C0638X0008XX-0001V0 |date=25 July 2021 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> founded and edited [[The Independent]] newspaper in 1986
* [[Michael Jackson (TV executive)|Michael Jackson]] (born 1958) television producer and executive, was Controller of both BBC One and BBC Two and Chief Executive of Channel 4, between 1997 and 2001
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=== Music ===
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* [[Forbes Robinson]] (1926–1987) bass, known for his performances in works by Mozart, Verdi, and Britten.
* [[John Mayall
* [[Noddy Holder]] (born 1946) lead singer of [[Slade]], lives in the town.
* [[Ian Curtis]] (1956–1980) lead singer of [[Joy Division]], lived and died there. He is buried in the Macclesfield cemetery.
* [[Stephen Paul David Morris|Stephen Morris]] (born 1957) drummer in the bands [[Joy Division]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[The Other Two (duo)|The Other Two]] & [[Bad Lieutenant (band)|Bad Lieutenant]]
* [[Gillian Gilbert]] (born 1961) musician, keyboardist, guitarist, singer, member of [[New Order (band)|New Order]], founding member of [[The Other Two (duo)|The Other Two]]
* [[Andy Carthy]] (born 1972) known by his stage name [[Mr. Scruff]], record producer and DJ
* [[Phil Cunningham (rock musician)|Phil Cunningham]] (born 1974 in Macclesfield) guitarist, member of the bands [[Marion (band)|Marion]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and [[Bad Lieutenant (band)|Bad Lieutenant]]
* [[Jim Moray]] (born 1981) folk musician, born in Macclesfield
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=== TV personalities ===
* [[Michael Jackson (TV executive)|Michael Richard Jackson]] (born 1958) is a British television producer and executive
* [[Mr. Methane|Mr Methane]] (born
* [[Dominic Brunt]] (born 1970) actor, played vet [[Paddy Kirk]] in ITV's ''[[Emmerdale]]''
* [[Geoff Lloyd]] (born 1973) radio DJ, also known as the Geoff half of [[Pete And Geoff]]; Hometime show on [[Absolute Radio]].
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=== Sport ===
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* [[Joseph Hawcridge]] (1863 in Macclesfield – 1905) a rugby union<ref>[http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/700.html espnscrum.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234648/http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/700.html |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> footballer
* [[Linton Hope]] (1863–1920) sailor,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130323035210/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOPELIN01 databaseOlympics.com Archives] retrieved December 2017</ref> competed at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in [[Meulan]], France
* [[Reg Harris]] (1920–1992) track cyclist,<ref>[http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=7342 Cycling Archives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234745/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=7342 |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> active in the 1940s, 1950s and 1970s.
* [[Guy Edwards]] (born 1942 in Macclesfield) [[Formula One]] [[racing driver|driver]] (1974-1977)
* [[Bobbie van de Graaf]] (born 1944 in Macclesfield) retired Dutch rower,<ref>[http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/28287/ WORLDROWING.COM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234615/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/28287/ |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> bronze medalist in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Chris Nicholl]] (born 1946) former Northern Ireland international footballer, over 600 pro appearances, coach and manager<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=286 SoccerBase Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234655/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=286 |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref>
* [[Jonathan Agnew]] (born 1960) cricketer and cricket commentator<ref>
* [[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]] (born 1962) former England Cricket Coach, born and schooled in Macclesfield.<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/17073.html Peter Moores.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425202726/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/17073.html |date=25 April 2007 }} ''Cricket England website''. Retrieval Date: 16 February 2008.</ref>
* [[Stuart Brown (sidecarcross rider)|Stuart Brown]] (born 1972) thirteen-time [[List of national sidecarcross champions|British National Sidecarcross Champion]].<ref>[http://www.smcagb.com/BCHome.htm British Sidecarcross championship results 1990–present] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106134403/http://www.smcagb.com/BCHome.htm |date=6 November 2014 }} The Sidecar Motocross Association of Great Britain website, accessed: 6 November 2014</ref>
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* [[Jamie Donaldson]] (born 1975) golfer,<ref>[http://www.jamie-donaldson.com/about JD Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182253/http://www.jamie-donaldson.com/about |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> born in and plays for Wales, was raised and currently lives in the town
* Sir [[Ben Ainslie]] (born 1977) Olympic gold medal-winning yachtsman,<ref>[https://members.sailing.org/biog?unique=1514283852.7097&id=GBRCA1&js=1 The Official Website of World Sailing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227000031/https://members.sailing.org/biog?unique=1514283852.7097&id=GBRCA1&js=1 |date=27 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> born in the town<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7537007.stm (Olympic) Brits to Watch: Ben Ainslie.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126183212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7537007.stm |date=26 January 2009 }} ''bbc.co.uk''. Retrieval Date: 9 December 2008.</ref>
* [[Peter Crouch]] (born 1981) [[Burnley F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[England national football team|England]]<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=21235 SoccerBase Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175700/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=21235 |date=16 October 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> international football player.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4750849.stm World Cup Scouting – Peter Crouch.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306020443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4750849.stm |date=6 March 2023 }} ''bbc.co.uk''. Retrieval Date: 9 December 2008.</ref>
* [[Vicky Jepson]], [[association football manager]]<ref>[https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/features/235475-behind-the-badge-jurgen-wanted-to-know-about-my-coaching-history Liverpool FC website, 15 Sept 2016, 'Behind the Badge: 'Jürgen wanted to know about my coaching history'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518150607/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/features/235475-behind-the-badge-jurgen-wanted-to-know-about-my-coaching-history |date=18 May 2019 }} retrieved May 2019</ref>
* [[Izzy Christiansen]] (born 1991) English women footballer<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151120031601/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=300641/index.html FIFA Tournaments] retrieved December 2017</ref>
* [[Matthew Nottingham]] (born 1992) badminton player<ref>[https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/overview.aspx?id=E2E53638-C980-461D-804A-23AD010FECC5 BWF badminton.org Database 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405162106/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/E2E53638-C980-461D-804A-23AD010FECC5 |date=5 April 2023 }} retrieved December 2017</ref>
* [[Emily Whitlock]] (born 1994) a professional squash player,<ref>[http://www.squashinfo.com/players/2500-emily-whitlock Squash Info Database 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226192627/http://www.squashinfo.com/players/2500-emily-whitlock |date=26 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> world No. 12 in 2017.
* [[Joseph Loake]] (born 2005) racing driver
==Twin towns==
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* [[Cat and Fiddle Road]]
* [[Macclesfield Castle]]
* [[List of textile mills in Cheshire]]
* [[Duke's Court (Macclesfield)]]
*[[Macclesfield group power stations]]
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