Mountain

Sponds Hill

Located in Lyme Handley, Cheshire East Coordinates: 53°18′59″ N 2°02′40″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 413 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Whaley Bridge; 4.4 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MAN Manchester Airport16 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport54 km

About Sponds Hill

Sponds Hill is a mountain. Location: Lyme Handley, Cheshire East. Elevation: 413 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Charles Head and Billinge Hill.

Climate of Sponds Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (106 mm)
Driest month: April (67 mm)

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

102

Nov

106

Dec

104

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sponds Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	99	73	82	67	67	78	70	86	85	102	106	104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sponds Hill

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 13 km to the northwest.

Airports

Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 16 kmwest
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmwest
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 66 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Stockport Population: 139.1K 13 kmnorthwest
Manchester Population: 569K 22 kmnorthwest
Salford Population: 129.8K 25 kmnorthwest
Oldham Population: 237.1K 25 kmnorth
Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 36 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sponds Hill

Within 100 km: 716 historic and cultural sites, 1,105 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

Saint George's Island Island 23 kmNW
Birch Island Island 23 kmW
Woodhead Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
Valehouse Reservoir Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km555 places

The Island Island 48 kmNW
Don Island Island 47 kmE
Calder Island Island 53 kmNE
Stennard Island Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,239 places

Great Britain Island 76 kmN
Thurstaston Beach Beach 73 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 75 kmW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Whaley Bridge Town, Whaley Bridge
4.4 km E
Bollington Town, Bollington
5 km SW
Disley Village, Disley
4.7 km N
Kettleshulme Village, Kettleshulme
1.8 km E
Pott Shrigley Municipality, Cheshire East
2.2 km W
Kettleshulme Municipality, Cheshire East
2.3 km SE

Sponds Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Charles Head Mountain, Rainow
1.5 km S
Billinge Hill Mountain, Rainow
2.7 km SW
Whaley Moor Mountain, Disley
2.9 km NE
Nab Head Mountain, Bollington
3.3 km W
Waggonshaw Brow Mountain, Rainow
3.6 km S
Styperson Park Mountain, Adlington
3.8 km W
Cats Tor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
4.7 km SE
Lyme Park Natural site, England
4.6 km N

Sponds Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026