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macclesfield
/ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/
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What does macclesfield mean?
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
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- A surname
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/
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We are a charming, wise set, all philosophers, botanists, antiquarians, and mathematicians; and adjourned our first meeting because Lord Macclesfield, our chairman, was engaged to a party for finding out the longitude.
Our road-maker was also extensively employed in the same way in the counties of Cheshire and Derby; constructing the roads between Macclesfield and Chapel-le-Frith, between Whaley and Buxton, between Congleton and the Red Bull (entering Staffordshire), and in various other directions.
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"Then the said earl, as also the managers, were directed to withdraw; and the House (of Lords) ordered Thomas, Earl of Macclesfield, to be committed to the custody of the gentleman usher of the black rod; and then proceeded to the consideration of what judgment," (that is, sentence, for he had already been found guilty,) "to give upon the impeachment against the said earl."