MACCLEFIELD, a town of Cheshire in England, seated on the edge of a forest of the same name, upon a high bank, near the river Bollin. It is a large handsome town, with a fine church, and a very high steeple. It has manufactures in mohair, twill, bat-bands, buttons, and thread. Of late there have been several small silk-mills erected there. W. Long. 2. 10. N. Lat. 53. 15.