| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Wildboarclough |
| Static Image: | Clough House, Wildboarclough - geograph.org.uk - 195058.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 53.216°N -2.026°W |
| Map Type: | Cheshire |
| Civil Parish: | Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough |
| Unitary England: | Cheshire East |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
| Region: | North West England |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ983688 |
Wildboarclough [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 (506m (1,660feet)), 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 40miles to the west, and the cooling towers of the power stations on the banks of the River Trent 50miles to the east. Nearby is the hamlet of Saltersford. The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.[9]