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Rainford Brook at Rainford South

Areas at risk include land and properties at Pasture Lane Business Centre, Pasture lane Bridge (lesser), and Villbrook Business centre

Flood warning area Rainford Brook St. Helens Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches In River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Haydock West End Road

Black Brook • Haydock • 6.0 km

Steady · normal

Ellamsbridge Road, St Helens

Sutton Mill Brook • St Helens • 7.7 km

Steady · normal

River Alt • Aintree • 9.3 km

Rising · normal

Ivy Street, Ashton-In-Makerfield

Millingford Brook • Ashton-in-Makerfield • 9.4 km

Steady · normal

Millingford Brook • Ashton-In-Makerfield • 10.2 km

Steady · normal

River Douglas • Appley Bridge • 10.3 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.61 at 08:15, now 0.58

Sandy Brook • Ormskirk • 10.8 km

Steady · normal

River Douglas • Newburgh • 10.8 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.27 at 11:45, now 0.24

River Douglas • Wigan • 12.0 km

Steady · normal

Dovers Brook • Sefton • 12.3 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (7)

20 Sep 2025 at 8:11pm Flood Warning

1 Jan 2025 at 1:17am Flood Warning

22 Jan 2021 at 10:31am Flood Warning

21 Jan 2021 at 4:55pm Flood Warning

20 Jan 2021 at 12:52pm Flood Warning

25 Sep 2012 at 9:43am Flood Warning

24 Sep 2012 at 6:17pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 305018 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013FWFM5

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