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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
2. 2
   A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
3. 3
   A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
4. 4
   A surname

Etymology

From the Old English name *Maccel, hence meaning field of Maccel. The Domesday Book records the name of Maclesfeld.

Related phrases

Macclesfield Bankmarket town

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