Peckforton
Peckforton is a locality in Cheshire East, England. Peckforton is situated nearby to the hamlet Spurstow, as well as near Higher Burwardsley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beeston Castle and Peckforton Castle.
Beeston Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on his return from the Crusades.
Peckforton Castle
Castle
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Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It stands in woodland at the north end of Peckforton Hills one mile northwest of the village of Peckforton, Cheshire, England.
St John’s Church, Burwardsley
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St John's Church is in School Lane, Burwardsley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tattenhall and Tiverton.
Tattenhall
Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.
Tiverton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiverton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. Tiverton is situated 2½ miles north of Peckforton.
Peckforton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.105° or 53° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.6859° or 2° 41′ 9″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C5V4847+2MGeoNames ID
7294352
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