Mere, Cheshire
Mere | |
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Entrance to the Mere Golf and Country Club | |
Location within Cheshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ729826 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KNUTSFORD |
Postcode district | WA16 |
Dialling code | 01565 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Mere is a civil parish and
Geography
The village of Mere has three hotels (The Swan, The Mere Resort and Spa (formerly known as Mere Golf and Country Club) and Mere Court Hotel), a
Transport
Motor traffic was a considerable problem for many years with approximately 60,000 cars traveling through Mere each day. The A556 bypass opened in 2017,[3] drastically reducing traffic problems and transforming the local roads[4]
Notable buildings
There are two halls in Mere: Mere Old Hall dates from the Regency period and has some decorative features in that style. Mere New Hall was built in 1834 and the architect used the style of the Elizabethan period. It is a brick-built mansion consisting of a medium-sized central block and a long L-shaped wing on one side. The central portion is symmetrical at the rear and has a porte-cochère at the front. The interiors are also in the Elizabethan style.[5]
See also
- Listed buildings in Mere, Cheshire
- Murder of Jacqueline Ansell-Lamb, unsolved murder in the village in 1970
References
- ^ "Mere Parish Council Website". Mere Parish Council. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Mere Golf and Country Club". Mere Golf and Country Club. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "New £192m bypass opens linking M6 and M56 motorways". BBC News. 6 March 2017.
- ^ "£5 million B road opens as A556 bypass legacy".
- ^ Pevsner, N. & Hubbard, E. (1971) Cheshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 279
External links
- Map sources for Mere, Cheshire