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 5TZ, SK11 0AN, SK10 5AX, SK10 5DE, SK10 5RW, SK10 5XL, SK10 5XJ, SK10 5XH, SK10 5UB … 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 3 miles
- Hollin House Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- The Bridge 4 3.8 miles
- Bohotel 3.3 miles
- Pack Horse Inn 4 7.2 miles
- Premier Inn Macclesfield North 3 2.6 miles
- Buxton Crescent 5 6.2 miles
- The Queens Head Hotel 6.2 miles
- The Old Hall Inn 6 miles
- Hawthorn Farm Guest House 4 6.6 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