Crewe
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.095, -2.449 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 70 55 |
| Population: | 75,556 |
| Dialling code: | 01270 |
Crewe is a large railway town in Cheshire East, England that grew up in the 19th century around the Great Western and London & North Western railworks. Its station and historic Crewe Works made it a national engineering hub and it remains a major rail junction with frequent services to Manchester, London and beyond, while good road links and proximity to the M6/M56 have made it an important logistics centre.
Culturally the town has a strong local identity - home to Crewe Alexandra football club, the Lyceum Theatre and the Crewe Heritage Centre, plus parks such as Queens Park and the stately Crewe Hall nearby. Economically Crewe has shifted from heavy rail and car manufacturing to a mixed economy of engineering, logistics, retail and commuter services, and has seen steady regeneration projects alongside its Victorian terraces and close‑knit neighbourhoods.
Postcode districts covering Crewe
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Warrington 21 miles33.8 km
- Stockport 24.8 miles40 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Chester 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Chester Castle 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Stafford 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wrexham 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Macclesfield 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Runcorn 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Widnes 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Sale 23 miles37.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Crewe Central Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Crewe West Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Crewe South Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Crewe East Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Crewe St. Barnabas Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Crewe North Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Wistaston Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Woolstanwood Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Leighton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Willaston and Rope Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Haslington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Willaston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Crewe
CW1 2JG, CW2 8LA, CW2 8RG, CW1 6XZ, CW1 3PU, CW1 4DA, CW2 7JR, CW2 8AA, CW1 2PT … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 19.2 miles31 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Crewe Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Nantwich Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
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Schools in Crewe
- Adelaide School Special
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
- Cheshire College - South & West Further education
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Secondary
- Edleston Primary School Primary
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
- Pebble Brook Primary School Primary
- Ruskin Community High School Secondary
- Shavington Academy Secondary
- Sir William Stanier School Secondary
- Springfield School Special
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Primary
- St Michael's Community Academy Primary
- St Thomas More Catholic High School Secondary
- The Berkeley Academy Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Crewe Hall Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Oulton Park Recreation 9 miles14.6 km
- Somerford Hall Estate 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Vale Royal Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Vale Royal Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Vale Park Stadium 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 11.6 miles18.6 km