The Borough of Macclesfield is located in north east Cheshire.
It covers over 200 square miles of predominantly rural land nestling in the foothills of the southern Pennines and is home to around 152,000 people.

The area contains several sizeable towns, each with its own individual characteristics. The majority of the population live in Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford and Poynton.

The Borough is one of the most prosperous parts of the U.K. with low unemployment, a thriving economy and a well educated workforce. Much of the area is rural dotted with attractive villages located on the Cheshire Plain and the undulating hills of the Peak District National Park. This attractive setting and quality workforce, coupled with good communications including main line to London, Manchester International Airport and the motorway network has attracted many leading national and international companies to locate their headquarters in the area. These include Zeneca, United Friendly, Ilford, Ciba, Barclays Bank (Computer Division) and Cheshire Building Society.