skip to main content
The Association of British Counties

Gazetteer of
British Place Names

The definitive reference source to the United Kingdom. Explore over 300,000 places.

 Menu  Menu

Poynton, Cheshire

Poynton is a town in Cheshire. It lies on the eastern edge of the Cheshire Plain. It was a mining area from the late Middle Ages until the 1930s. The Macclesfield Canal (1831) passes though the town and the railways arrived from the 1840s. It is now , in large part, a commuter town. The town is within the council area of Cheshire East.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Cheshire
Lat, Long: 53.349137,-2.1222085
Grid Reference: SJ 9196 8358
Civil Parish: Poynton with Worth CP
Council Area: Cheshire East CA
Police Area: Cheshire PA

GBPN ID: 36759
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Poynton,_Cheshire_36759

 Explore Poynton on Wikishire
 Peruse Cheshire on Wikishire