Higher Poynton
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.35, -2.086 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 94 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01663 (New Mills) |
Higher Poynton sits on the higher ground above the town of Poynton in Cheshire East, England, on the Cheshire Plain just west of the fringes of the Peak District. Its elevated position gives pleasant views across surrounding countryside and places it within easy commuting distance of Manchester and Stockport, which has influenced much of its modern growth.
Historically the area developed to house workers in local coal‑mining and related industries, and traces of that industrial past survive in street patterns and older buildings. Today Higher Poynton is largely residential - a mix of Victorian terraces and newer homes - with local shops, schools, active community groups and handy green spaces and walking routes that maintain a village feel despite good transport links to larger towns and cities.
Postcode districts covering Higher Poynton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 10 miles16.1 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 23 miles37 km
- Oldham 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Warrington 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Huddersfield 24 miles38.6 km
- Bolton 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Stockport 5 miles8.1 km
- Salford 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Rochdale 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Crewe 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Macclesfield 6.6 miles10.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Poynton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- High Lane Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Poynton West and Adlington Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pott Shrigley Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Marple South & High Lane Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Disley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Hope Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hazel Grove Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Norbury & Woodsmoor Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Marpleridge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Adlington Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Higher Poynton
SK12 1TL, SK12 1TJ, SK12 1TP, SK12 1TD, SK12 1TW, SK12 1TN, SK12 1TH, SK12 1TR
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.5 miles50.8 km
- Middlewood Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Disley Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Higher Poynton Ad
- The Little Mill Inn 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Eleven Didsbury Park 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Didsbury House Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Tytherington 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Wilmslow Lodge 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Oddfellows on the Park 5.6 miles9 km
- Pymgate Lodge Hotel Manchester Airport 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Manchester Airport 4 8 miles12.8 km
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 9.4 miles15.2 km
Local points of interest
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 10.1 miles16.3 km
- University of Manchester University 10.1 miles16.3 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 10.4 miles16.8 km