Beeston

Beeston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, which itself is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in the north of England.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beeston Castle and Peckforton Castle.

Beeston Castle

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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 Boniface’s Church, Bunbury

Church

Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.

St Boniface's Church stands prominently in the village of Bunbury, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Tiverton.

Tattenhall

Photo: Adam, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Beeston

Type: Locality with 505 residents
Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1237° or 53° 7′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.6945° or 2° 41′ 40″ west

Population

505

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

9C5V48F4+F5

GeoNames ID

7294368

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