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Encyclopedia > Peckforton Hills

The Peckforton Hills are a sandstone ridge in the west of the English county of Cheshire. Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a...


Settlments in the hills include:

Broxton is a village and civil parish in the City of Chester district of Cheshire, England. ... Bickerton is a village and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England, about eight miles north of Whitchurch in Shropshire. ... Beeston is a village in the county of Cheshire in the north of England, south of Tarporley, and close to the Shropshire Union Canal. ...

See also

Northern Bickerton Hill, with Muskets Hole crags Heathland on the summit of the southern Bickerton Hill Rampart of Maiden Castle Bickerton Hill refers to two low red sandstone hills in West Cheshire. ... Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. ... The Sandstone Trail is a 32 mile (51 km) long-distance walkers path, following sandstone ridges running north--south from Frodsham in central Cheshire to Whitchurch just over the Shropshire border. ...

External links

  • The Peckforton Hills Local Heritage Project
  • Community information
  • Map sources for Peckforton Hills


 

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