The A537 is a road linking

Knutsford Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census wa ...

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Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

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. Part of the route includes the

Cat and Fiddle Road The Cat and Fiddle is a road in England between Buxton, Derbyshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire, named after the Cat and Fiddle Inn public house at its summit. Formed by parts of the A537, A54 and A53, it is famous for its scenic views across t ...

, one of the most dangerous roads in

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The A537 starts in Knutsford at traffic light controlled T-junction with the A50; traffic has to turn onto the A537. The road travels to a set of traffic lights, the turn off for the B5085 to

Mobberley Mobberley is a village in Cheshire, England, between Wilmslow and Knutsford, which in 2001 had a population of 2,546, increasing to 3,050 at the 2011 Census. Mobberley railway station is on the Manchester to Chester line. Manchester Airport lie ...

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Alderley Edge Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 4,780. Alderley Edge is northwest of Macclesfield and south of Manchester, at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone escarpment, Alder ...

. Now known as Chelford Road, it travels to the edge of the town, passing Toft Cricket club and leaving the town at a roundabout. The road then heads towards

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Chelford Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford, and is part of the Tatton constituency. The civil pa ...

, crossing the Crewe to Manchester branch of the

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and shortly after, there is a roundabout junction with the A535. After this, the road goes to Monks Heath, where at a set of traffic lights, it crosses the A34. A537 road in England distance sign

After Monks Heath, the road narrows slightly and traverses several sweeping bends before straightening somewhat and entering Macclesfield as Chester Road. There are two roundabouts for local road junctions before the A537 has a roundabout junction with the B5088, which carries a lot of traffic entering Macclesfield from the south into the town centre. There is then a series of roundabouts and other junctions; first, the B5087 Prestbury Road, then Westminster Road and finally the roundabout with Churchill Way, the B5181. This section of the road is prone to congestion, especially at peak times. After this roundabout, the road proceeds down Hibel Road, through a set of traffic lights and at a roundabout at the bottom of the hill, turns right and joins the A523 Silk Road for a short distance, before turning off left at traffic lights outside

Arighi Bianchi Arighi Bianchi is a furniture shop in the town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It was founded in 1854 by Italian immigrants Antonio Arighi and Antonio Bianchi who originated from the village of Casnate on the shores of Lake Como. The shop ...

and climbing the hill as Buxton Road. After leaving Macclesfield, as Buxton New Road, the A537 continues its climb toward the Cat and Fiddle Inn. The road is a mixture of some straight sections and some sharp, often blind bends, which are challenging to drivers and motorcyclists. After the Cat and Fiddle Inn, the highest point on the route, the road descends gently towards the junction with the A54, where the A537 ends despite it being the through road at the junction. {{DEFAULTSORT:5-0537 Roads in England Roads in Cheshire