Lower Withington

Lower Withington is a civil parish and village in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 492. Jodrell Bank Observatory lies mostly within the parish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jodrell Bank Observatory and Goostrey railway station.

Jodrell Bank Observatory

Research institute

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.

Goostrey railway station

Railway station

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Goostrey railway station serves the village of Goostrey in Cheshire, England. The station is located 10½ miles north-east of Crewe, on the Crewe to Manchester Line.

St Peter

Church

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St Peter is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holmes Chapel and Swettenham.

Holmes Chapel

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holmes Chapel, until 1974 known as Church Holme, is a village in Cheshire. It's only five miles west of the frontier of the known universe, thanks to Jodrell Bank radio telescope.

Swettenham

Village

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Swettenham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 248, increasing to 291 at the 2011 Census. Swettenham is situated 2½ miles south of Lower Withington.

Lower Withington

Type: Locality
Location: Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2337° or 53° 14′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.2811° or 2° 16′ 52″ west

Elevation

259 feet (79 metres)

Open location code

9C5V6PM9+FH

GeoNames ID

7294346

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