Rainow
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.279, -2.079 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 94 75 |
| Dialling code: | 01625 (Macclesfield) |
Rainow is a small village in Cheshire East, England, sitting on the western fringe of the Peak District. It occupies a pleasant valley beneath the gritstone ridge of Kerridge and close to Tegg's Nose Country Park, with Lamaload Reservoir and open moorland nearby, so it’s a popular base for walkers, cyclists and anyone who enjoys exposed upland scenery and craggy edges.
Historically the area grew from farming and small‑scale quarrying, and today it combines local services and village life with a significant number of people who commute to Macclesfield and Manchester. There’s a strong community feel, a handful of independent amenities and regular outdoor‑oriented visitors, which together give Rainow a relaxed rural character with easy access to bigger towns.
Postcode districts covering Rainow
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Oldham 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Warrington 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Stockport 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Salford 17 miles27.4 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Rochdale 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Crewe 19.9 miles32 km
- Macclesfield 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bury 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Sale 14.3 miles23 km
Neighbouring places
- Higher Hurdsfield Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Bollington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Macclesfield East Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Macclesfield Tytherington Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Macclesfield Central Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Macclesfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Pott Shrigley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Prestbury Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Sutton Lane Ends Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Macclesfield South Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sutton Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Rainow
SK10 5UQ, SK10 5UB, SK10 5TX, SK10 5UP, SK10 5UN, SK10 5AX, SK10 5XE, SK10 5XR, SK10 5TF … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.1 miles51.6 km
- Macclesfield Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Prestbury Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Rainow Ad
- The Tytherington 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hollin House Hotel 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Wilmslow Lodge 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Little Mill Inn 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ensana Buxton Crescent 5 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Alderley Edge Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Shrigley Hall Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Merlin by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
Schools in Rainow
- Rainow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moss Rose Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Somerford Hall Estate 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Tatton Park Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Moss Lane Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km