The calculated distance (air line) between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield is approximately 18 miles respectively 29 kilometers.
By car or train, the actual journey to Macclesfield is certainly longer, as only the direct route (as the crow flies) between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield has been calculated here.
Air line (approximately)
29 kilometers
16 nautical miles