Background information
Location and Transport Links Rainhill is located in the borough of St. Helens on Merseyside and is conveniently located adjacent to the motorway network with the M62 motorway running along the southern boundary of the village. The A57 road runs through the village and is easily accessed via junction 7 of the M62 motorway.
The main railway line between Liverpool and Manchester runs through the village with a frequent train service stopping at the historic Rainhill Railway Station. Good connecting services exist from both Liverpool and Manchester to all parts of the country. There are two main airports serving the region at Manchester (18 miles away) and Liverpool (only 9 miles away)
Economy Rainhill is now primarily a commuter village, mainly for workers in Liverpool but also St Helens and Widnes. Housing on the southerly side of Rainhill is a mixture of semi-detached and detached dwellings, whereas homes to the north, across the skew bridge there is a more varied mixture of housing with examples of terraced with semi-detached as well as bungalows. Rainhill as a whole has a mixture of modern, inter-war, and Victorian dwellings.
Government Indices (2010)