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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 *
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 Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...


Places

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Peveril Castle Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or ''caput'') of the feudal barony of William Peverel, kn ...
, a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire * Peveril Point, a promontory and part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England *
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 *
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 Sainte-Justine-de-Newton () is a municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 947. The municipality is situated on Route 325 south of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, just east of ...
, 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

* '' 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 {{disambiguation, geo, ship