Rainow

Rainow is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, located, mostly, on the eastern side of the River Dean valley next to the B5470 road, between Macclesfield and Kettleshulme in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It straddles the eastern side of the Peak District border of Derbyshire and Cheshire, and is surrounded by arable farmland. The village's name comes from the Old English Hraefn Hoe, meaning Ravens' Hill, and it is a former coal-mining village. It has a total population of just over 2,500.

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

A local landmark, White Nancy, is a sugarloaf-shaped, circular, white-painted stone structure constructed to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Prior to its construction, the site was occupied by a small brick beacon. Located on the northern end of Kerridge Hill, it stands on the boundary between the parishes of Rainow and Bollington.