Macclesfield

/ (ˈmækəlzˌfiːld) /

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noun

a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)

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Words nearby Macclesfield

Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato, Macclesfield, MacDiarmid, Macdonald, Macdonnell Ranges, Macdonough, MacDowell

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How to use Macclesfield in a sentence

This consciousness kept her very quiet during the drive to Macclesfield Buildings.
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In September 1685, a proclamation having been issued for his arrest, Macclesfield escaped abroad, and was outlawed.
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Macclesfield borough sent two members to parliament in 1832 for the first time.
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In the same year Macclesfield was impeached, and although he made a very able defence he was found guilty by the House of Lords.
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In 1880 it was disfranchised for bribery, and in 1885 the borough was merged in the county division of Macclesfield.
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