Crewe
Parish in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.102, -2.447 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 70 56 |
| Population: | 75,556 |
| Dialling code: | 01270 |
Crewe in Cheshire East, England grew up as a classic Victorian railway town after the arrival of the Grand Junction Railway and the founding of Crewe Works in the 19th century; its station remains one of the country’s major rail junctions and the grid of terraced streets, the Victorian Queen's Park and the displays at the Crewe Heritage Centre still testify to that industrial past. The town is also known for automotive engineering, with high-end car manufacturing established there, and for the local football club Crewe Alexandra, which plays a big part in community life.
Today Crewe combines engineering, rail maintenance and retail-led regeneration, with strong road and rail links to nearby cities and the Cheshire countryside; social life mixes traditional working-class roots with newer developments and a diverse local population, while canals and green spaces like the nearby Shropshire Union Canal provide quieter contrasts to the town’s industrial story.
Postcode districts covering Crewe
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 13.3 miles
- Warrington 20.6 miles
- Stockport 24.4 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 10.1 miles
- Chester 19.7 miles
- Chester Castle 19.3 miles
- Crewe 0.4 miles
- Stafford 24.8 miles
- Wrexham 22.8 miles
- Macclesfield 16.8 miles
- Runcorn 19 miles
- Widnes 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crewe Central Ward 0.3 miles
- Crewe Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Crewe East Ward 0.7 miles
- Crewe North Ward 0.8 miles
- Crewe West Ward 0.9 miles
- Crewe St. Barnabas Ward 0.9 miles
- Crewe South Ward 1.1 miles
- Leighton Parish 1.5 miles
- Woolstanwood Parish 1.7 miles
- Wistaston Parish 1.9 miles
- Haslington Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Willaston and Rope Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Crewe
CW1 5HF, CW2 6GP, CW1 6HP, CW1 6BD, CW1 4FS, CW2 7AJ, CW1 4QD, CW1 3XL, CW2 7BH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 18.8 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.1 miles
- Crewe Railway Station 1 mile
- Sandbach Railway Station 4 miles
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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
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primary
- Pebble Brook Primary School Primary
- Ruskin Community High School 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
- Underwood West Academy Primary
- Vine Tree Primary School Primary
- Wistaston Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 1.1 miles
- Crewe Hall Estate 2.3 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 5.9 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 8.8 miles
- Oulton Park Recreation 8.9 miles
- Vale Royal Estate 9 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- Vale Royal Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 10.8 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 11.1 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 11.7 miles