Simpson’s Rough

Simpson’s Rough is a forest in Tiverton, Cheshire, England. Simpson’s Rough is situated nearby to the hamlet Tiverton, as well as near the locality Wharton’s Lock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beeston Castle and Peckforton Castle.

Beeston Castle

Photo: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 Helen’s Church

Church

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Helen's Church is in the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.

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.

Simpson’s Rough

Type: Forest
Location: Tiverton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1378° or 53° 8′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.6811° or 2° 40′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C5V48Q9+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 291332768

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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