A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PECKFORTON, a township in Bunbury parish, Cheshire; 3¾ miles S S W of Tarporley. Acres, 1, 729. Real property, £2, 154. Pop., 221. Houses, 50. Peckforton Castle is the seat of John Tollemache, Esq.; was built in 1849-51, after designs by Salvin; is in the style of the time of Edward II.; contains a dining-room 55 feet long, a drawing-room 36 feet in diameter, and a hall 66 feet by 40; has a lofty round tower, figuring conspicuously in alandscape of many miles; and stands amid well-wooded grounds, and near the summit of Peckforton Hill, commanding a diversified and extensive view. A chapel, accessible to the neighbouring inhabitants, is attached toit; and the entrance-lodge is used as a school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bunbury AP/Tn/CP Peckforton Tn/CP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Peckforton |
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