Jodrell Bank Observatory, Holmes Chapel

Name: Jodrell Bank Observatory
Address: Lower Withington, Holmes Chapel, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1477 571766

#1 among attractions in Holmes Chapel

Unesco, Observatories and planetariums, Top attraction, Science museum, More...

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Facts and practical information

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the university, to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War. It has since played an important role in the research of meteoroids, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age. ()

Alternative names: Unesco: from 2019Area: 71.7 mi²Coordinates: 53°14'10"N, 2°18'24"W

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Lower WithingtonHolmes Chapel United Kingdom

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+44 1477 571766

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Holmes Chapel

Day trips

Jodrell Bank Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Luke's Church, St Luke's Church, All Saints Church, Nether Alderley Mill.

1.2 miSW
Church, Georgian architecture
St Luke's Church, Goostrey
32 min walk • St Luke's Church is in the village of Goostrey, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
3.2 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Luke's Church, Holmes Chapel
81 min walk • St Luke's Church is in the village of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England on the A50 road at its junction with the A535 road. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
3.1 miE
Church
All Saints Church
79 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Siddington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield.
4.3 miNE
Museum, Historical place
Nether Alderley Mill, Macclesfield
111 min walk • Nether Alderley Mill is a 16th-century watermill located in Congleton Road, to the south of the village of Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England.
4.2 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church
108 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican church at the end of a lane to the south of the village of Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England. It dates from the 14th century, with later additions and a major restoration in the late-19th century.
2.4 miS
Church
St. Peter's Church
62 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Swettenham, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
2.9 miE
Church
Holy Trinity Chapel
74 min walk • Holy Trinity Chapel is a private chapel adjacent to Capesthorne Hall, near the village of Siddington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an Anglican church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield.
3.8 miSE
Church
St James' and St Paul's Church
98 min walk • The Church of St James and St Paul, south of the village of Marton, Cheshire, England, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
2.3 miNE
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
59 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church lies to the southeast of the village of Chelford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.
4 miS
Church
St Oswald's Church
102 min walk • St Oswald's Church is north of the village of Brereton Green, adjacent to Brereton Hall, in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Croco.
4.6 miN
53°18'4"N • 2°16'42"W
The Wilmslow Golf Club Professional Shop, Knutsford
119 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf