Macclesfield, South Australia

Macclesfield is a small town on the upper reaches of the River Angas in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. In the, Macclesfield had a population of 1238Macclesfield is in the District Council of Mount Barker local government area's South Ward., the elected representative members in the South Ward were Roger Irvine and Greg Morrison. The town is also in the state electorate of Heysen and the federal Division of Mayo.HistoryGeorge Davenport was an English banker who was a director of the South Australian Company in England and together with partners Frederick Luck (quarter share) and Roger Cunliffe (1/8 share) paid £4416 for a special survey of 4416 acres (1619 ha) in South Australia. He sent his eldest son (George) Francis to select the land, arriving in Adelaide in February 1840. After initially considering land near Port Lincoln, Francis selected land on the upper reaches of the River Angas, including what is now the town of Macclesfield. This was the last of the special surveys in the area. The town of Macclesfield was named after the Earl of Macclesfield, to whom George Davenport was a steward in England. Francis Davenport returned to England in 1841, leaving Henry Giles to manage his affairs.