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Peveril William-Powlett Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Vice Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett, (5 March 1898 – 10 November 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served as South Atlantic Station, Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1952 t ...

(1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station *

Peveril Meigs Peveril Meigs III (May 5, 1903 – September 16, 1979) was an American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents and in particular for his work on the native peoples and early missions of northern Baja California, Mex ...

(1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents

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Peveril of the Peak ''Peveril of the Peak'' (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with ''Ivanhoe'', ''Kenilworth'', and ''Woodstock'' this is one of the English novels in the Waverley novels series, with the main action taking place around 1678 in t ...

'', the longest novel by the author

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...

Places

Peveril Castle Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton, Derbyshire, Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or ''caput'') of the English feudal ...

, a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire *

Peveril Point Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. It is located at OS Grid Ref: SZ 041 787. The rocks that make up Pe ...

, a promontory and part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England * Peveril (Greenland), a peak in the Stauning Alps * Peveril Bilateral School, former name of Nottingham Girls' Academy, a secondary school and sixth form with academy status * Peveril, a hamlet within the municipality of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec, Canada * Peveril of the Peak (pub), a pub in Manchester, England

Ships

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company named four of its ships ''Peveril''. All operated on the Irish Sea. * A 595-ton, twin-screw packet steamer. She sank following a collision with SS ''Monarch'' in 1899. * A 798-ton, cargo ship which was sold and scrapped in 1964 * A 1,048-ton, motor cargo vessel, which was sold in 1981 and scrapped in 2001. * A 1,950-ton, ro-ro cargo ferry, which was sold in 2000 and scrapped in 2009.

Locomotives

* '' No. 6 Peveril'' A 2-4-0 locomotive, built by Beyer-Peacock, Gorton, Manchester, in 1875 for service with the Isle of Man Railway

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