- Population
- 14,351
- 14.4K
- Elevation
- 97 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport11 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport49 km
About Poynton
Poynton is a town. Location: Poynton-with-Worth, Cheshire East. Population: 14,351. Elevation: 97 m.
Poynton is a town in the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, in the Cheshire East district and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England; from 1974 to 2009 it was in Macclesfield district. It is located on the easternmost fringe of the Cheshire Plain, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) north of Macclesfield and 5 miles (8 km) south of Stockport. The first mention of the manor of Poynton was in 1289.
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Places bordering Poynton
- Stockport
Climate of Poynton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 65 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 79 | 78 | 94 | 96 | 95 |
How to get to Poynton
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 7 km to the north.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 11 kmwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 49 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 65 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 7 kmnorth
- Manchester Population: 569K 17 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 19 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 21 kmnorth
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 31 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Poynton
Within 100 km: 710 historic and cultural sites, 1,133 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km184 places
- Saint George's Island Island 17 kmNW
- Birch Island Island 19 kmW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 18 kmNE
25–60 km594 places
- The Island Island 42 kmNW
- Don Island Island 51 kmE
- Calder Island Island 54 kmNE
- Stennard Island Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km1,249 places
- Great Britain Island 73 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 68 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Anson Engine Museum Museum, Poynton-with-Worth1.8 km E
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Norbury Church Attraction, Stockport2.9 km N
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Avro Heritage Museum Museum, Stockport3.1 km W
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Styperson Park Mountain, Adlington4.1 km S
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Lyme Cage Landmark, Lyme Handley4.3 km E
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Disley Hill Mountain, Disley4.7 km E
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Edgeley Park Landmark, Offerton Park6.4 km NW -
Lyme Park Natural site, England4.3 km E
Sources & licences
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