Peckforton

Peckforton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. The settlement is located 6.5 miles to the north east of and 7.5 miles to the west of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 141 residents
  • Description: village in Cheshire, England
  • Also known as: “Peckforton, Cheshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peckforton Castle and Beeston Castle.

Castle
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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, , England.

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is a former Royal castle in , , England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the . It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on his return from the Crusades. is situated 1½ miles north of Peckforton.

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is a watermill located to the east of the village of , , England. After being at risk of demolition, it has been restored as a working museum. The structure is designated by Historic England as a Grade II listed building. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Peckforton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiverton and Tattenhall.

Hamlet
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Tilstone Fearnall, in the district and ceremonial county of in England. is situated 2½ miles north of Peckforton.

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is a village in . 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.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. The village lies 5 miles to the northwest of . is situated 6 miles east of Peckforton.

Peckforton

Latitude
53.10438° or 53° 6′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.69265° or 2° 41′ 34″ west
Population
141
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Open location code
9C5V4834+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8914462144
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
12264312
Wiki­data ID
Q1884360
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Peckforton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بكفرتون”
  • Basque: “Peckforton”
  • Catalan: “Peckforton”
  • Cebuano: “Peckforton”
  • Chinese: “Peckforton”
  • Chinese: “佩科夫頓”
  • Dutch: “Peckforton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بكفرتون”
  • French: “Peckforton”
  • Irish: “Peckforton”
  • Italian: “Peckforton”
  • Japanese: “ペックフォートン”
  • Kurdish: “Peckforton”
  • Ladin: “Peckforton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Peckforton”
  • Persian: “پکفورتون”
  • Polish: “Peckforton”
  • Swedish: “Peckforton”
  • Turkish: “Peckforton”
  • Urdu: “پیکفورٹن”
  • Welsh: “Peckforton”

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