Picton, Cheshire

Picton

Picton Gorse
Picton
Picton shown within Cheshire
Population 58 (2001)
OS grid reference SJ432710
Civil parish
  • Mickle Trafford and District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Picton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mickle Trafford and District, situated near to Chester, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 58.[1] The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Mickle Trafford and District.[2]

In 1995 aerial photography showed evidence of a Roman practice fort in the parish.[3][4]

Picton Hall and Picton Hall Farmhouse are designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It is the only listed building in the parish.[5]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-27
  2. ↑ "PICTON". GENUKI. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Latham, p. 12.
  4. ↑ Temporary Marching Camp, Picton, Cheshire, Roman Britain.org, archived from the original on 2007-10-21, retrieved 2007-11-07
  5. ↑ Historic England, "Picton Hall and Picton Hall Farmhouse (1229985)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 August 2013

Sources

  • Latham, Frank A. (ed.) (2005), Mickle Trafford, The Local History Group, ISBN 0-9551470-1-8

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