Macclesfield Hundred

Macclesfield Hundred in Cheshire

The Macclesfield Hundred is one of the hundreds of Cheshire, located in the north-east of the county. It is named after the town of Macclesfield, which it contains. It is bounded to the north by Yorkshire; to the north-west by Lancashire; to the east by Derbyshire; to the south-west by Northwich Hundred; and to the west by Bucklow Hundred. It is the most populous of the hundreds, with a population of 498,914 in 2011.

It comprises the following ancient parishes:

• Astbury (Eaton and Somerford Booths townships)^*
• Alderley
• Cheadle
• Gawsworth
• Mottram
• Northenden
• Prestbury
• Rostherne (Snelson township)^†
• Stockport
• Taxal
• Wilmslow

^*: Parish mostly in Northwich Hundred.
^†: Parish mostly in Bucklow Hundred.