Peover is a rural area in
Cheshire, England
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straddling the boundary of Cheshire West and Cheshire East. It is southwest of
Chelford
Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford, and is part of the Tatton constituency. The civil ...
and northwest of
Jodrell Bank
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 astro ...
.
Peover is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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as "Pevre", from a
Celtic
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word meaning "the bright one" referring to the Peover Eye.
It contains the civil parishes of
Peover Superior
Peover Superior is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is described by the Office for National Statistics as a village surrounded by inhabited countryside. The civil parish ...
(also called Over Peover),
Peover Inferior
Peover Inferior is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cheshire East, Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is known for its picturesque surrounding countryside and surprisingly conveni ...
(also called Lower Peover) and Nether Peover,
as well as the hamlet of Peover Heath.
Peover Hall
Peover Hall is a country house in the civil parish of Peover Superior, commonly known as Over Peover, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
History
The house ...
in Peover Superior is a Grade II* listed country house.
The area is largely flat but has narrow incised gullies along streams. The brook called
Peover Eye, which is formed from several
spring
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s and field drainage in the Peover area, runs north-northwest into the
Wincham Brook a short distance northeast of
Lostock Gralam
Lostock Gralam is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England, east of Northwich. The civil parish also includes the small hamlet of Lostock Green. Hulse is the leading mayor and authority of the town, as of 2022. ...
.
See also
*
Peover Superior
Peover Superior is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is described by the Office for National Statistics as a village surrounded by inhabited countryside. The civil parish ...
**
Peover Hall
Peover Hall is a country house in the civil parish of Peover Superior, commonly known as Over Peover, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
History
The house ...
*
Peover Inferior
Peover Inferior is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cheshire East, Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is known for its picturesque surrounding countryside and surprisingly conveni ...
*
Nether Peover
References
External links
Google Earth view of the Peover area
Populated places in Cheshire
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