Peveril may refer to:
People
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Peveril William-Powlett
Vice Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett, (5 March 1898 – 10 November 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1952 to 1954.
Naval career
William-Powlett attended Co ...
(1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
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Peveril Meigs
Peveril Meigs III (May 5, 1903 – September 16, 1979) was an American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents and in particular for his work on the native peoples and early missions of northern Baja California, Mexi ...
(1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents
Fiction
* ''
Peveril of the Peak'', the longest novel by the author
Sir Walter Scott
Places
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Peveril Castle, a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire
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Peveril Point, a promontory and part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England
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Peveril (Greenland) Peveril may refer to:
People
* Peveril William-Powlett (1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
* Peveril Meigs (1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on s ...
, a peak in the
Stauning Alps
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Peveril Bilateral School
Nottingham Girls' Academy (formerly Manning Comprehensive School) is a girls' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Aspley area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire.
Previously a community scho ...
, former name of Nottingham Girls' Academy, a secondary school and sixth form with academy status
* Peveril, a hamlet within the municipality of
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec, Canada
Ships
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company named four of its ships ''Peveril''. All operated on the Irish Sea.
* A 595-ton, twin-screw Packet Steamer. She sank following a collision with SS ''Monarch'' in 1899.
* A 798-ton, cargo ship which was sold and scrapped in 1964
* A 1,048-ton, motor cargo vessel, which was sold in 1981 and scrapped in 2001.
* A 1,950-ton, ro-ro cargo ferry, which was sold in 2000 and scrapped in 2009.
Locomotives
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No. 6 Peveril'' A 2-4-0 locomotive, built by Beyer-Peacock, Gorton, Manchester, in 1875 for service with the Isle of Man Railway
See also
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Club Sandwich at the Peveril Hotel
''Club Sandwich at the Peveril Hotel'' was the final release by Six by Seven, made after the group disbanded. Following the split in late 2005, 3 original members of the band (Chris Olley, James Flower and Chris Davis) formed a new band (tentati ...
'', final release by the group Six by Seven
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