Rainford

Rainford is a village and civil parish in the , , England, 5 miles north of . At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 7,850 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in St. Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Rainford, Merseyside” and “Rainford, St. Helens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rainford High School and Rainford railway station.

School
is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, , England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of , West Lancashire, and to this day.

Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in , England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moss Bank and Bickerstaffe.

Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rainford.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of , England. According to the 2001 census the population of the civil parish was 1,196, reducing to 1,180 at the 2011 census, although the population of the electoral ward, which includes , was slightly greater at 2,013, reducing to 1,988 at the 2011 census. is situated 3 miles northwest of Rainford.

Suburb
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is a civil parish in the , , England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 10,433. Within the boundaries of the historic county of , the early history of is marked by its status as a township, an area much larger than the modern civil parish, extending into what is now . is situated 3 miles south of Rainford.

Rainford

Latitude
53.50208° or 53° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.78788° or 2° 47′ 16″ west
Population
7,850
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RNF
Open location code
9C5VG626+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29974965
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639693
Wiki­data ID
Q2253752
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Volapük—“Rainford” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rainford”
  • Basque: “Rainford”
  • Bengali: “রেইনফোর্ড”
  • Cebuano: “Rainford”
  • Chinese: “雷恩福特”
  • Dutch: “Rainford”
  • French: “Rainford”
  • German: “Rainford”
  • Gujarati: “રેનફોર્ડ”
  • Irish: “Rainford”
  • Italian: “Rainford”
  • Japanese: “レインフォード”
  • Kannada: “ರೇನ್ಫೋರ್ಡ್”
  • Korean: “레인포드”
  • Ladin: “Rainford”
  • Lithuanian: “Reinfordas”
  • Persian: “رینفورد”
  • Polish: “Rainford”
  • Portuguese: “Rainford”
  • Russian: “Рейнфорд”
  • Spanish: “Rainford”
  • Swedish: “Rainford”
  • Tamil: “ரெயின்போர்ட்”
  • Telugu: “రైన్ఫోర్డ్”
  • Turkish: “Rainford”
  • Urdu: “رین فورڈ”
  • Volapük: “Rainford”
  • “Rainford”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eagle & Child (Rainford) Crown Green Bowls Club and Rainford Parish Church Hall.

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