Over Peover, Cheshire Family History Guide

Over Peover is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1827 from Peover Superior chapelry in Rostherne Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Snelson.

Alternative names: Over Peover, Peover Superior

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1664
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

PEOVER (Over), a chapelry in Rostherne parish, Cheshire; on the river Peover. 2½ miles WSW of Chelford r. station, and 3½ SSE of Knutsford. It comprises the townships of Peover Superior, Marthall, and Snelson; and it has a post-office under Knutsford. Acres, 5,088. Real property, £9,055. Pop., 942. Houses, 178. The property is subdivided.

The manor of Peover Superior, with Peover Hall, belongs to Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £180. Patron, Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart. The church consists of nave, chancel, and two side chapels, with a tower; was mainly rebuilt in 1811; and contains monuments of the Mainwarings. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school, and charities £85.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions St. Lawrence, Over Peover Churchyard, Cheshire
Author: Bayliss, Mrs.

Snelson and Over Peover Methodist chapels, Cheshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Family History Society of Cheshire. Macclesfield Group

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Peover Superior, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Church history ( 1 )
Snelson and Over Peover Methodist chapels, Cheshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Family History Society of Cheshire. Macclesfield Group

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Over-Peover, 1600-1911
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Over-Peover (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Churchwardens’ and poor law records for Over-Peover, 1674-1870
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Over-Peover (Cheshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1668-1954
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Over-Peover (Cheshire)

Parish registers for Over-Peover, 1668-1956
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Over-Peover (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Over Peover, Chesh., Eng

Parish register printouts of Over-Peover, Cheshire, England ; christenings, 1668-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Over-Peover, Cheshire, England ; marriages, 1668-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Civil registration ( 1 )
Register of deaths at Bucklow Workhouse, 1891-1940
Author: Great Britain. Poor Law Union (Bucklow, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Over-Peover – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Bucklow Hundred, 1780-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Peover Superior [Superior Peover], 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Cheshire
  • Civil Registration District: Altrincham
  • Probate Court: Pre-1541 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1540 – Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Pre-1541 – Lichfield and Coventry, Post-1540 – Chester
  • Rural Deanery: Frodsham
  • Poor Law Union: Altrincham
  • Hundred: Bucklow
  • Province: York