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Rainford
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Also known as Rainford, St. Helens, Rainford, Merseyside

Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.

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UK place.country
England
UK place.type
Village
UK place.civil_parish
Rainford
UK place.label_position
bottom
UK place.population
7,779
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.official_name
Rainford
UK place.metropolitan_county
Merseyside
UK place.metropolitan_borough
St Helens
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
St Helens North
UK place.post_town
ST. HELENS
UK place.postcode_area
WA
UK place.postcode_district
WA11
UK place.dial_code
01744
UK place.os_grid_reference
SD481009
UK place.static_image_name
RainfordCouncilOffices.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Rainford Council Offices

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Population
7779
Image
All Saints, Rainford (1).JPG
Dialing code
01744
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OS grid reference
SD481009
postal code
WA11
Commons category
Rainford
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Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the earliest record of the village was in 1189.

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