Meanings
proper noun
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
- A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
- A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
- A surname
Origin
From the Old English name *Maccel, hence meaning field of Maccel. The Domesday Book records the name of Maclesfeld.
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APA
Macclesfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macclesfield
MLA
“Macclesfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macclesfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Macclesfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macclesfield.
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