Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a large town with a history as a centre of the silk industry. At one time Macclesfield was the largest producer of silk in the world, a heritage which can be explored at the Macclesfield Silk Museum on Prestbury Road. The medieval Earls of Cheshire had a manor on the edge of the current town, and hunted in Macclesfield wood.

There are several historic houses nearby, including the Victorian mansion of Arley Hall, and the 15th-century manor house of Gawsworth Hall.

The parish church of St Michael is well worth a visit. It is largely 13th century and contains the chapels of the Legh and Savage families. In the Legh chapel you will find a memorial brass known as a 'Pardon Brass', dedicated to Roger Legh, who died in 1506.