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 miles
- Liverpool 24.7 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.4 miles
- St. Helens 21.8 miles
- Warrington 15.2 miles
- Stockport 19.3 miles
- Salford 22 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 14 miles
- Chester 19 miles
- Chester Castle 18.9 miles
- Crewe 6.3 miles
- Wrexham 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Middlewich Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Sproston Parish 1.2 miles
- Stanthorne and Wimboldsley Parish 1.4 miles
- Winsford Gravel Ward 2 miles
- Stud Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bradwall Parish 2.8 miles
- Shakerley Ward 2.8 miles
- Winsford Wharton Ward 2.9 miles
- Warmingham Parish 3.1 miles
- Bostock Parish 3.2 miles
- Byley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Holmes Chapel Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Middlewich
CW10 0GE, CW10 9EW, CW10 0DY, CW10 9PG, CW10 0NW, CW10 0GP, CW10 0AE, CW10 9FA, CW10 9EH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.3 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 19.9 miles
- Winsford Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Sandbach Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Middlewich Ad
- Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles
- De Vere Cranage Estate 4 3.1 miles
- The Bears Head by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.1 miles
- The Alexandra Court Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- Manor House Hotel & Spa, Alsager 4 8.9 miles
- Ibis Styles Crewe 3 6.6 miles
- Nunsmere Hall Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- Holly Trees Hotel 2 8 miles
- Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa - Cheshire 4 7.7 miles
- Cheshire Cat 4 9 miles
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 miles
- Vale Royal Estate 5.2 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- Crewe Hall Estate 7.3 miles
- Oulton Park Recreation 7.5 miles
- Marbury Hall Estate 7.8 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 9.2 miles
- Arley Hall Estate 9.4 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 9.5 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 10.6 miles
- Delamere Forest Forest 10.7 miles