Over Peover
| Over Peover | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 St. Lawrence's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ781740 |
| Location: | 53°15’49"N, 2°19’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 666 (2011) |
| Post town: | Knutsford |
| Postcode: | WA16 |
| Dialling code: | 01565 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire East |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tatton |
Over Peover is a village in Cheshire, in the rural heartland of the county. To the west is a smaller village, known as Lower Peover. By both flows the Peover Eye, a little river which passed to the south of Over Peover, at the edge of the estate of Peover Hall, and flows westwards down to Lower Peover.
The village's name is also recorded as Peover Superior, the name given to the parish it forms.
The village
The parish church is St Lawrence's Church, a Grade I listed building. The church which was built in three stages, first in 1456 when the south chapel was built. This was followed by the building of both the north chapel and the tower in 1648 and 1741 respectively. The nave of the church was finished in 1811 and soon after the church was opened.[1]
Peover Superior is also home to a primary school, Peover Superior Endowed Controlled Primary School which is situated in the centre of the village at the corner of Stocks Lane and Chelford Lane. The school holds up to 77 children.[2]
History
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Over Peover as:
- A chapelry in Rostherne parish, Cheshire; on the river Peover. 2½ miles W S W of Chelford r. station, and 3½ S S E of Knutsford. It comprises the townships of Peover Superior, Marthall, and Snelson; and it has a post-office under Knutsford. Acres, 5,088. Real property, £9,055. Pop., 942. Houses, 178. The property is subdivided. The manor of Peover Superior, with Peover Hall, belongs to Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £180.* Patron, Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart. The church consists of nave, chancel, and two side chapels, with a tower; was mainly rebuilt in 1811; and contains monuments of the Mainwarings. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school, and charities £85.[3]
Sport and recreation
- Cricket: Over Peover Cricket Club[4]
- Football: Peover FC, who play their home games in Over Peover at Peover park on Stocks Lane.[5]
Over Peover Parish Field on Stocks Lane has been enrolled as a Queen Elizabeth II Field.
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1139274: Church of St. Lawrence
- ↑ "Prospective Parents". Peover Superior Endowed Controlled Primary School. Peover Superior Endowed Controlled Primary School. http://www.peoversuperior.cheshire.sch.uk/Prospective+Parents. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ Wilson, John (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co.. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=1496&st=peover%20superior. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Over Peover Cricket Club – on OverPeover.com
- ↑ Peover FC