Macclesfield is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Bollington, ten miles south of the major town of Stockport, 131 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Macclesfield lies five miles south of the Greater Manchester border. Macclesfield falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the SK10 postcode district. The post town for Macclesfield is Macclesfield.
Macclesfield is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire East |
Macclesfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cheshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Macclesfield is SK10 9RN.
Macclesfield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK10 postcode district.
The post town for Macclesfield is Macclesfield. Macclesfield is in the SK10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Macclesfield.
The centre of Macclesfield is located at position 53.26061° latitude and -2.12553° longitude.
Latitude | 53.26061° |
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Longitude | -2.12553° |
The centre of Macclesfield is located at the grid reference easting 391723 and northing 373741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 391723 |
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Northing | 373741 |
Position of Macclesfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Macclesfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Macclesfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Macclesfield to the centre of the city.