Bosley

Bosley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 406. The village is on the A523 road near to where it intersects the A54, about six miles south of Macclesfield. It is the site of Bosley Reservoir. The Macclesfield Canal runs through the parish. All its locks are in this section, including the noted Bosley Lock Flight.

This article is about the village in Cheshire, England, UK. For people named Bosley, see Bosley (surname). For the fictional character from the Townsend Agency, see Charlie's Angels (franchise). For other uses, see Bosley (disambiguation).

Bosley
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bosley
Bosley
Location within Cheshire
Population406 
OS grid referenceSJ917655
Civil parish
  • Bosley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMACCLESFIELD
Postcode districtSK11
Dialling code01260
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Macclesfield

The village is immediately to the north of the Staffordshire border, close to the Peak District National Park.

Arthur Herbert Procter, Victoria Cross recipient, was parish vicar of Bosley from 1931 to 1933.

The village's tug of war team, formed in 1947, were world champions in 1975 and 1976.

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