a town of Cheshire in England, 171 miles from London, is seated on the edge of a forest of the same name, upon a high bank near the river Bollin; and is a large handsome town, with a fine church and a very high steeple. It was erected into a borough by King Edward III. is governed by a mayor, and enjoys great privileges and jurisdictions by virtue of the court and the liberties of the forest. In its church are two brass plates, on one of which there is a promise of 26,000 years and 26 days pardon for saying five Paters-Noctis and five Ave. Its chief manufacture is mohair buttons. In Macclesfield forest are many pits dug for the sake of the turf; in which it is common to find fir-trees buried, which are dug up for various uses, but chiefly for splinters that serve the poor for candles. W. Long. 2. 10. N. Lat. 53° 15'.