Macclesfield (borough)
Coordinates: 53°15′40″N 2°07′41″W / 53.261°N 2.128°W / 53.261; -2.128
| Borough of Macclesfield | |
Shown within Cheshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| HQ | Macclesfield |
| ONS code | 13UG |
| History | |
| Origin | Macclesfield Municipal Borough Alderley Edge Urban District Bollington Urban District Knutsford Urban District Wilmslow Urban District Disley Rural District Macclesfield Rural District Bucklow Rural District (part of) |
| Created | 1 April 1974 |
| Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
| Succeeded by | Cheshire East |
Macclesfield was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It included the towns of Bollington, Knutsford, Macclesfield and Wilmslow and within its wider area the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.
Read more about Macclesfield (borough): Creation, Civil Parishes, Elections and Political Control, Abolition