Description
Mere, a township, with a village, in Rostherne parish, Cheshire, 2 1/4 miles NW of Knutsford. It has a post and telegraph office under Knutsford; money order office, High Legh. Acreage, 2454 of land and 65 of water; population, 401. The township includes Hoc Green and Hulse Heath. Mere Hall is a fine edifice in the Tudor style, and stands amid richly ornate grounds. A lake of about 50 acres is in front of the mansion, and gave origin to the name Mere.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
