Wildboarclough

Wildboarclough
Wildboarclough is located in Cheshire
Wildboarclough
Wildboarclough
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ983688
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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53°12′58″N 2°01′34″W / 53.216°N 2.026°W / 53.216; -2.026

Wildboarclough (/ˈwɪlbəklʌf/ WIL-bə-kluf)[1][2] is a village in the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, within the Peak District National Park. Bilsborough states that the name arises from the rapid rise in levels of the Clough Brook after a heavy fall of rain, but Mills[3] gives it as a deep valley (or clough) frequented by wild boar. According to old legend it was the place where the last wild boar in England was killed.[4]

Wildboarclough was formerly a township in the parish of Prestbury,[5] in 1866 Wildboarclough became a civil parish,[6] on 1 April 1981 the parish was abolished and merged with Macclesfield Forest to form "Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough".[7] In 1961 the parish had a population of 142.[8]

From the nearby summit of Shutlingsloe (506 metres (1,660 ft)), which lies just to the north-west of the village, a wide panorama of the Cheshire Plain and the Peak District can be obtained. In clear conditions the view extends as far as the Mersey Estuary and the Welsh Clwydian Hills 40 miles (64 km) to the west, and the cooling towers of the power stations on the banks of the River Trent 50 miles (80 km) to the east. Nearby is the hamlet of Saltersford. The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.[9]

  1. ^ "Wildboarclough".
  2. ^ "The Cheshire towns and villages with names that non-locals always pronounce wrong". CheshireLive. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Mills, A D (1997). Dictionary of English Place-Names (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
  4. ^ Bilsborough, Norman (1983). The Treasures of Cheshire. Manchester: The North West Civic Trust. ISBN 0-901347-35-3.
  5. ^ "History of Wildboarclough, in Macclesfield and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Wildboarclough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Macclesfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Population statistics Wildboarclough Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. ^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.