Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire East · Region: North West
Explore Peckforton, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Peckforton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Peckforton |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire East |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.105312 |
| Longitude | -2.691177 |
| Place Type | Village |
Peckforton, a Cheshire hamlet, breathes the quietude of the North West English countryside. It lies 12.1 km west-north-west of Nantwich (from Nantwich: bearing 290°T, OS grid SJ 538 566), and is situated west of Spurstow village. The ancient sandstone of Peckforton Castle, a Victorian Gothic Revival masterpiece, rises with a certain proud dignity against the often soft, luminous sky, its crenellations catching the light like a crown of aged pearls. Here, the land unfolds in gentle swells, a patchwork of fields where the hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose in season, trace the old boundaries with a patient hand. The air carries the faintest scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that speaks of enduring rural life. Peckforton's quiet charm is not of grand pronouncements, but of weathered stone and the patient turning of the seasons.
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Explore Peckforton, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.105312, -2.691177. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |