# Macclesfield

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/ · frequency rank #44,316

## Definitions
1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
3. A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
4. A surname

## Etymology
From the Old English name *Maccel, hence meaning field of Maccel. The Domesday Book records the name of Maclesfeld.

## Common misspellings (17)
`amcclesfield`, `maccelsfield`, `macclefsield`, `macclesfeild`, `macclesffield`, `macclesfiedl`, `macclesfieldd`, `macclesfielld`, `macclesfiled`, `macclesifeld`, `macclessfield`, `maccllesfield`, `macclsefield`, `maclcesfield`, `maclesfield`, `mcaclesfield`, `mmacclesfield`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/macclesfield