Mere, Cheshire
| Mere | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the Mere Golf and Country Club | |
  Mere Location withinCheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ729826 |
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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 | |
Mereis a civil parish andlinear villagealong the old course of theA556 roadin theunitary authorityofCheshire Eastand theceremonial countyofCheshire,North WestEngland,about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west ofAltrincham.Bucklow Hillis at its northeast end, and the Mere crossroads is at the southwest end. The village of Mere is about a mile long and has a varied stock of housing. Most houses are large and have ample gardens leading down to the lake; these are along the inner sides of a triangle formed by the A556,A50andA5034roads. Inside the triangle is alakeafter which Mere was named, and a golf and country club.[2]
Geography
[edit]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), afilling station(Orchard Service Station), and two car dealers (Bucklow Hill Garage and Parkside Cars). AtHoo Green(about a kilometre west of Mere) is a hotel called The Kilton, and apost officewhich also functions as anewsagentandgrocer.KnutsfordandAltrinchamare the nearest towns where a broader range of shops can be found. The Parish Club has facilities for bowling, cricket and snooker. The Mere Golf and Country Club (renamed The Mere Resort and Spa, or known just as The Mere, underwent large development plans which has seen the moving of the members area and pro shop, to accommodate the new hotel rooms) contains some of the top golf players of Cheshire, and houses a fairly competent league 2 tennis team.
Transport
[edit]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
[edit]There are two halls in Mere:Mere Old Halldates from the Regency period and has some decorative features in that style.Mere New Hallwas 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 aporte-cochèreat the front. The interiors are also in the Elizabethan style.[5]
See also
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- Listed buildings in Mere, Cheshire
- Murder of Jacqueline Ansell-Lamb,unsolved murder in the village in 1970
References
[edit]- ^"Mere Parish Council Website".Mere Parish Council.Retrieved23 December2023.
- ^"Mere Golf and Country Club".Mere Golf and Country Club. Archived fromthe originalon 8 September 2010.Retrieved13 July2010.
- ^"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
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- Map sourcesfor Mere, Cheshire