Rainow
Parish in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.282, -2.059 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 96 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01625 (Macclesfield) |
Rainow sits in Cheshire East, a few miles north of Macclesfield on the western fringe of the Peak District. The village is tucked among gritstone ridges such as Kerridge and Lantern Pike, offering sweeping views across the Cheshire Plain and easy access to walking country around Tegg's Nose Country Park.
Historically a farming and quarrying community that served nearby textile towns like Bollington and Macclesfield, Rainow today mixes rural life with commuter households and outdoor tourism. Local pubs, a village hall and active community groups sustain a lively social scene, while the landscape attracts walkers, climbers and birdwatchers.
Postcode districts covering Rainow
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 14.7 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 18.5 miles
- Oldham 17.9 miles
- Warrington 23 miles
- Stockport 9.7 miles
- Salford 17.3 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.9 miles
- Rochdale 23.5 miles
- Crewe 20.6 miles
- Macclesfield 3.6 miles
- Bury 23.5 miles
- Sale 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rainow Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Higher Hurdsfield Parish 1.9 miles
- Bollington Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Macclesfield East Ward 2.4 miles
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward 2.5 miles
- Pott Shrigley Parish 2.9 miles
- Macclesfield Tytherington Ward 3 miles
- Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Ward 3.2 miles
- Macclesfield Central Ward 3.5 miles
- Macclesfield Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Sutton Lane Ends Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Sutton Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Rainow
SK10 5RP, SK10 5DA, SK11 0AL, SK10 5UE, SK10 5UR, SK10 5GP, SK10 5UP, SK10 5TE, SK10 5TN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 10.2 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.9 miles
- Macclesfield Railway Station 3 miles
- Prestbury Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Rainow Ad
- The Tytherington 4 2.9 miles
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 6.1 miles
- The Little Mill Inn 8.6 miles
- Ensana Buxton Crescent 5 6.2 miles
- Hollin House Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Wilmslow Lodge 4 7.8 miles
- Shrigley Hall Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 9.7 miles
- Alderley Edge Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- The Merlin by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.6 miles
Schools in Rainow
- Rainow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moss Rose Stadium 3.9 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 6 miles
- Swithamley Hall Estate 6.9 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 7.5 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 9.3 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 12.5 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 13.2 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 13.4 miles