Lower Peover is a village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of Nether Peover
[. ( British national grid reference system)] in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire, England, approximately 6 miles east of
Northwich and 4 miles south of
Knutsford
Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census was ...
. The boundary of the civil parish deviates slightly to include Lower Peover in Nether Peover and not the adjacent civil parish of
Peover Inferior.
The population of the civil parish at the
2011 census was 415.
Lower Peover was also where
George S. Patton held meetings with the senior members of the British war cabinet where they discussed plans about many military operations, most notably
D-day.
See also
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Listed buildings in Nether Peover
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St Oswald's Church, Lower Peover
St Oswald's Church is in the village of Lower Peover, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, ...
Notes and references
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References
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Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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