Mere, Cheshire
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Mere is a civil parish and linear village
along the A556 road
in the unitary authority of Cheshire East
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, North West England
, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west of Altrincham
. Bucklow Hill is at its northeast end, and the Mere crossroads is at the far end. The village of Mere is about a mile long and has a varied stock of housing. Some 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, A50
and A5034 roads. Inside the triangle is a lake
after which Mere was named, and the golf and country club.
(Orchard Service Station), and two car dealers (Bucklow Hill Garage and Parkside Cars). At Hoo Green (about a kilometre west of Mere) is a hotel called The Kilton, and a post office
which also functions as a newsagent and grocer. Knutsford
and Altrincham
are the nearest towns where a broader range of shops can be found. The Parish Club has facilities for bowling, cricket and snooker.
Travel around the village has been made more complicated in recent years by the erection of "no right turn" signs at the Mere crossroads and on Bucklowhill Lane. This restriction will be removed when the bypass is completed.
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.
Linear village
In geography, a linear village, or linear settlement, is a small to medium-sized settlement that is formed around a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Wraysbury, a village in Berkshire, is one of the longest villages in England....
along the A556 road
A556 road
The A556 is a road in England which extends from the village of Delamere in Cheshire to the village of Bowdon in Greater Manchester. The road contains a mixture of single and dual carriageway sections and forms a large part of the route between Manchester and Chester...
in the unitary authority of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.The borough was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in...
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, North West England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west of Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
. Bucklow Hill is at its northeast end, and the Mere crossroads is at the far end. The village of Mere is about a mile long and has a varied stock of housing. Some 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, A50
A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
and A5034 roads. Inside the triangle is a lake
Mere (lake)
Mere in English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, e.g. Martin Mere. A significant effect of its shallow depth is that for all or most of the time, it has no thermocline.- Etymology :...
after which Mere was named, and the golf and country club.
Geography
The village of Mere has two hotels (The Swan, and Mere Court Hotel), a filling stationFilling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
(Orchard Service Station), and two car dealers (Bucklow Hill Garage and Parkside Cars). At Hoo Green (about a kilometre west of Mere) is a hotel called The Kilton, and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
which also functions as a newsagent and grocer. Knutsford
Knutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
and Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
are the nearest towns where a broader range of shops can be found. The Parish Club has facilities for bowling, cricket and snooker.
Transport
Motor traffic is however a considerable problem here: on the A556, one of Europe's busiest highways, about 60,000 cars travel through Mere each day. The residents have long petitioned for a bypass and in December of 2008, the Government agreed to build one. This is due for completion by 2015. There are two alternative planned routes, both western bypasses on the A556:- Bypassing the Mere junction.
- Bypassing the whole of Mere and Bucklow Hill (preferred route).
Travel around the village has been made more complicated in recent years by the erection of "no right turn" signs at the Mere crossroads and on Bucklowhill Lane. This restriction will be removed when the bypass is completed.
Notable buildings
There are two halls in Mere: Mere Old HallMere Old Hall
Mere Old Hall stands to the west of the village of Mere and the junction of the A566 and A50 roads in Cheshire, England. An earlier house on the site was rebuilt in the 17th century by Peter Brooke, a son of the Brookes of Norton Priory, who had bought the house from the Mere family...
dates from the Regency period and has some decorative features in that style. Mere New Hall
Mere New Hall
Mere New Hall stood to the east of of the village of Mere and the junction of the A566 and A50 roads in Cheshire, England. It was built in 1834 for Peter Langford Brooke to replace Mere Old Hall, the architect being Thomas Johnson of Lichfield. It was a large symmetrical house in Elizabethan...
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
Porte-cochere
A porte-cochère is the architectural term for a porch- or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather.The porte-cochère was a feature of many late 18th...
at the front. The interiors are also in the Elizabethan style.