Rainow

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Rainow
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Rainow from the west
Rainow is located in Cheshire
Rainow
Rainow
 Rainow shown within Cheshire
Population 2,505 
OS grid reference SJ950761
Civil parish Rainow
Unitary authority Cheshire East
Ceremonial county Cheshire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK10 5**
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Macclesfield
List of places
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Rainow is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, in the valley of the River Dean and next to the B5470 road between Macclesfield and Kettleshulme. It straddles the eastern side of the Peak District border of Derbyshire and Cheshire,[1] and is surrounded by pasture farmland. The village's name comes from the Old English Hraefn Hoe, meaning Ravens' Hill. It is a former coal-mining village and has a population of around 2,500.[2]

To the east of the village is Lamaload Reservoir, the first concrete reservoir constructed in England, between 1958 and 1964. At 308 metres (1,010 ft), it is also the highest constructed dam in England.[3]

White Nancy, a circular, white-painted stone structure constructed to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, stands at the northern end of Kerridge Hill, on the boundary between the parishes of Rainow and Bollington.

School

Rainow Primary School has 175 pupils, covering Reception through to Year 6.

Holy Trinity Church

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Main article: Holy Trinity Church, Rainow

Holy Trinity Church was built in 1846 at a cost of £1,800 by John Mellor of Kerridge End on land donated by Joseph Harding. The architect was Samuel Howard of Disley. In 1958, the present vicarage was built adjoining the church.

Jenkin Chapel

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Main article: Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel was constructed of local gritstone in 1733. It has an external flight of steps leading to a gallery (a small tower with a saddleback roof was added in 1754–55). Originally dedicated to St. John the Baptist, it was consecrated in 1894 and re-dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.

  • Lamaload Reservoir

  • White Nancy

  • Holy Trinity Church

  • Jenkin Chapel

Cultural events

Rainow has an annual Church Fete with tea marquee, tug of war, and a fell race across Kerridge Hill that overlooks the village. The fete is also associated with a two-week display of 'scarecrows' throughout the village. An annual 5-mile race called The Rainow Five leads from the institute, up Kerridge then back down; it attracts many local runners, as well as the occasional celebrity such as Tony Audenshaw from the ITV soap Emmerdale.

Notable residents

Notable residents of the village are Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, members of the bands Joy Division, New Order and The Other Two. Both grew up in nearby Macclesfield. The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire lives in the village, as does MP George Osborne. Bill Turnbull, the BBC journalist and presenter, moved to the village in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rainow Village Website
  2. ↑ Rainow Ward Profile - 2001 Census
  3. ↑ Revisiting Lamaload, 41 years on. Blueprint: the News Magazine of Costain Group 26 (Spring 2004)

External links

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