Wildboarclough
| Wildboarclough | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ983688 |
| Location: | 53°12’58"N, 2°1’34"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Macclesfield |
| Postcode: | SK11 |
| Dialling code: | 01260 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire East |
Wildboarclough is a village in eastern Cheshire within the Peak District National Park. It forms part of the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough.
Bilsborough states that the name arises from the rapid rise in levels of the Clough Brook after a heavy fall of rain, but Mills[1] gives it as a deep valley (i.e. a clough) frequented by wild boar. The notion that the name comes from it being the place where the last wild boar was killed is a myth.[2]
From the nearby summit of Shutlingsloe (altitude 1,660 ft), which lies just to the north-west of the village, a wide panorama of the Cheshire Plain and the Peak District can be obtained. In clear conditions the view extends as far as the Mersey Estuary and the Clwydian Hills 40 miles to the west, and the cooling towers of the power stations on the banks of the River Trent 50 miles to the east. Nearby is the hamlet of Saltersford.
References
- ↑ Mills, A D (1997). Dictionary of English Place-Names (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ↑ Bilsborough, Norman (1983). The Treasures of Cheshire. Manchester: The North West Civic Trust. ISBN 0-901347-35-3.
