Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire is a quaint town situated 26 miles south of Manchester. It is on the River Bollin, which is a tributary of the River Mersey. It had a reputation in mid-Victorian times of being the world's largest producer of finished silk and its Paradise Mill is a working mill museum which showcases this major part of the area's history. It also houses St Alban's on Chester Road which was designed by Augustus Pugin, the distinguished architect. Noddy Holder, lead singer of the group Slade, lives in the town.

Cheshire is a county situated in North West England. Surrounding English counties are Merseyside to the north, Greater Manchester also to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, Shropshire to the south and Wales situated to the west.

The unitary authorities are Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Warrington and Halton. Cheshire County Council was abolished in 2009 which lead to the birth of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester. The county town is Chester which is a walled city, west of Cheshire near the boarder with Wales.

Cheshire’s notable landmarks include Chester Cathedral, Eaton Hall and Little Moreton Hall which is a manor house with wonky architecture. Prehistorical burial grounds have been found in Cheshire at The Bridestones which is a chambered cairn. Cheshire is also home to many remains of Iron Age hill forts that can be visited today.