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 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 18.2 miles
- Oldham 18.1 miles
- Warrington 22.2 miles
- Stockport 9.6 miles
- Salford 17 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.4 miles
- Rochdale 23.6 miles
- Crewe 19.9 miles
- Macclesfield 2.7 miles
- Bury 23.4 miles
- Sale 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Higher Hurdsfield Parish 1 mile
- Bollington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward 1.7 miles
- Macclesfield East Ward 1.7 miles
- Macclesfield Tytherington Ward 2.2 miles
- Macclesfield Central Ward 2.7 miles
- Macclesfield Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Pott Shrigley Parish 2.9 miles
- Prestbury Built-up area 3 miles
- Sutton Lane Ends Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Macclesfield South Ward 3.2 miles
- Sutton Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Rainow
SK10 5TJ, SK10 5TF, SK10 5UH, SK10 5UJ, SK10 5TL, SK10 5TY, SK10 5XF, SK10 5XE, SK10 5TZ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 9.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.1 miles
- Macclesfield Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Prestbury Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Rainow Ad
- The Tytherington 4 2.2 miles
- Hollin House Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- The Bridge 4 3.1 miles
- Bohotel 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Macclesfield North 3 1.8 miles
- Pack Horse Inn 4 7.7 miles
- Buxton Crescent 5 6.9 miles
- Premier Inn Macclesfield South West 3 3.8 miles
- Alderley Edge Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- The Queens Head Hotel 7 miles
Schools in Rainow
- Rainow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moss Rose Stadium 3.2 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 6.7 miles
- Swithamley Hall Estate 6.9 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 9.1 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 10.7 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 11.9 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 12.5 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 12.5 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 12.8 miles