Middlewich
Ward in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.186, -2.436 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 70 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01477 (Holmes Chapel) |
Middlewich is an electoral ward in Cheshire East, sitting on the Cheshire Plain at the meeting of the Rivers Dane and Croco. The area is shaped by a long salt-making history - brine extraction and salterns date back to Roman times - and by its status as a historic canal junction where the Trent and Mersey Canal meets the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, giving much of the ward a strong waterside character.
Today the ward blends light industry and commuter housing with a compact historic centre and an active community life, best seen at the annual Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival that draws visitors to the canalside. Good road links (close to the M6 and within easy reach of Crewe and Manchester) mean the area balances local heritage with modern economic connections.
Postcode districts covering Middlewich
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Liverpool 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.4 miles26.4 km
- St. Helens 21.8 miles35 km
- Warrington 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Stockport 19.3 miles31 km
- Salford 22 miles35.4 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 14 miles22.5 km
- Chester 19 miles30.7 km
- Chester Castle 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Crewe 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Wrexham 24.7 miles39.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Middlewich Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Sproston Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stanthorne and Wimboldsley Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Winsford Gravel Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Stud Green Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bradwall Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Shakerley Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Winsford Wharton Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Warmingham Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bostock Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Byley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holmes Chapel Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Middlewich
CW10 0SP, CW10 0QF, CW10 9PJ, CW10 0PJ, CW10 0PD, CW10 0RD, CW10 0AR, CW10 9HU, CW10 9DH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Winsford Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Sandbach Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
Hotels near Middlewich Ad
- Boars Head Hotel 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- De Vere Cranage Estate 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Bears Head by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Manor House Hotel & Spa, Alsager 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Alexandra Court Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Nunsmere Hall Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ibis Styles Crewe 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holly Trees Hotel 2 8 miles12.9 km
- The Vicarage 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
Schools in Middlewich
- Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Middlewich High School Secondary
- Middlewich Primary School Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Vale Royal Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Vale Royal Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Somerford Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Crewe Hall Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Oulton Park Recreation 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Marbury Hall Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Arley Hall Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Tatton Park Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Delamere Forest Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km