Peover Hall
An Elizabethan family house in Cheshire, with later additions, historic interiors and a separate seventeenth-century stable block.
An Elizabethan family house in Cheshire, with later additions, historic interiors and a separate seventeenth-century stable block.
Register entry — PEOVER HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1329813. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1959-03-05. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1329813
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Record
- Elizabethan country house
- United Kingdom
- Peover Superior
- Cheshire
- other
- 1959-03-05
Editorial reading
Historic Houses dates Peover Hall to 1585 and attributes its construction to Sir Randle Mainwaring. A further wing was added in the eighteenth century. The property remains a family home, so its present character combines historic building phases with continued domestic occupation.
The published account associates the house with General George Patton's wartime headquarters and describes a substantial programme of restoration by the Brooks family after the Second World War. The interiors include oak panelling and a long gallery. The separately listed stables date to 1654; their date should not be substituted for the age of the main house.
Our editorial reading: compare the principal house with its ancillary buildings and gardens. The ensemble records changing household needs as well as architectural display.
Source: https://www.historichouses.org/house/peover-hall/visit/ (checked 21 October 2026).
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Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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