Bickley, Cheshire

Bickley
Bickley

 Bickley shown within Cheshire
Population 498 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ5348
Parish Bickley
Unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county Cheshire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALPAS
Postcode district SY14
Dialling code 01948
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Eddisbury
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Bickley is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 498.[1] The parish includes the villages of Bickley Town and Bickley Moss.

The name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and relates to bees.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Bickley CP". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792417&c=bickley&d=16&e=15&g=427605&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1221945273413&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 20 September 2008. 
  2. ^ Phillips ADM, Phillips CB (eds). A New Historical Atlas of Cheshire p. 24, (Cheshire County Council & Cheshire Community Council Publications Trust; 2002)