The hundred of Macclesfield was an ancient division of the historic county of Cheshire, in northern England.
It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1242, and it was formed to a great extent from the earlier Domesday hundred of Hamestan.
[1][2] When the Hundred of Hameston was formed, the village which was later named Macclesfield was the principal settlement in East Cheshire.
[3] In 1361 Edward, the Black Prince was lord of the hundred, manor and borough of Macclesfield.
The Justice of Chester presided over the courts, and he would spend several days visiting each hundred in the region.