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Rainowlow Cheshire Map

Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire East · Region: North West

Explore Rainowlow, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rainowlow map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Rainowlow, Cheshire

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Place	Rainowlow
Traditional County	Cheshire
Unitary Authority	Cheshire East
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.291742
Longitude	-2.069913
Place Type	Hamlet

About Rainowlow

Rainowlow emerges from the rugged spine of the Cheshire hills as a quiet collection of stone dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the Pennine air. It lies 1.1 miles east-south-east of Bollington (from Bollington: bearing 107°T, OS grid SJ 954 772), and is situated north-north-east of Rainow village. To the east, the rounded mass of Big Low commands the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows over the pastures as the sun dips toward the horizon. The earth here holds the memory of ancient industry, its grit and mineral wealth having once tethered the people to the unforgiving slope. Below the hamlet, the verdant basin of Lima Clough channels the rain into deep, hidden veins that sustain the surrounding fields. Rainowlow maintains a stubborn independence, its buildings constructed from the local gritstone that seems to absorb the very light of the moorland sky. The silence of the higher ground is punctuated only by the sudden, restless movement of wind through the drystone walls. Each winter, the frost clings to the exposed rock, turning the landscape into a stark study of grey and slate. This high country demands a certain fortitude from its inhabitants, reflecting a history shaped by the persistent challenge of the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Low (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 116° ESE
Lima Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 307° NW
High Cliff (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 220° SW
Bowl Barrow 100M West Of Black Rock Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 139° SE
Standing Stone At Ginclough 400M Wsw Of Gin Clough Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 168° SSE
Clough Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 255° WSW
Mellor'S Gardens (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 217° SW
Ingersley Clough Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 277° W
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 285° WNW
Brookhouse Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 211° SSW
White Nancy (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 267° W
Yearn'S Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 139° SE
Old horse trough (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 280° W
Bollington Discovery Centre (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 296° WNW
Pott Shrigley Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 347° NNW
Festival Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 275° W
Lamaload Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 139° SE
Paddock Cottage (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 003° N
Victoria Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 222° SW
Tegg's Nose Country Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 186° S
Adlington Petting Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.9 mi, 338° NNW
Tegg's Nose Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 187° S
Goyt Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 086° E
Lyme Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.2 mi, 010° N · 673 ha
Cinemac (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 226° SW
Lyme Hall (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 011° N
Paradise Mill (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 222° SW
Macclesfield Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 168° SSE
Adlington Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.5 mi, 302° WNW · 66 ha
Toddbrook Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 054° NE · 19 ha

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