Mickle Trafford

Mickle Trafford
Mickle Trafford
 Mickle Trafford shown within Cheshire
Population 1,831 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ444696
Civil parishMickle Trafford
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEllesmere Port and Neston
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Coordinates: 53°13′16″N 2°49′59″W / 53.22101°N 2.83293°W

Mickle Trafford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the area known as Plemstall. In 2004 the population of the civil parish was estimated to be 2,140,[1] although the 2001 census recorded 1,831 people.[2] The A56 road from Chester to Warrington passes through the village and the Chester-Warrington railway line passes to immediately to its east.

History

The only artifacts found from the prehistoric period are an arrowhead and a worked flake which were found in the nearby settlement of Hoole Village. The arrowhead is dated as coming from the Early Bronze to the Early Iron Age (2350 BC to 701 BC).[3] The Roman road from Chester to Wilderspool (near the present town of Warrington) passed through or near the village. It is likely that the road known as The Street, which passes to the northwest of the village, was the route of the Roman road. Finds of Roman coins, jewellery and pottery have been found in the village and nearby. There is also evidence of Roman practice camps in the nearby settlements of Hoole Village and Picton.[4] Mickle Trafford is not mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,[5] but a raised area in a marsh by the River Gowy to the northeast of the present village, was known as the "Isle of Chester".[6] Here lived a hermit called Plegmund, who was later to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the area is now known as Plemstall, which means "Plegmund's holy place".[7]

Formerly a township in Plemstall Parish, Broxton Hundred, the population was 247 in 1801, 303 in 1851, 268 in 1901 and 348 in 1951.[8]

Landmarks and places of interest

St Peter's Church, Plemstall is located to the northeast of the village and is a Grade I listed building[9] On the lane leading to the church is St Plegmund's well. Other buildings in and around the village are listed at Grade II. To the north of the village is Trafford Mill.[10][11] The other buildings are Mickle Trafford Manor,[12] Windsor Lodge,[13] Ivy Bank Farmhouse,[14] and a farm building associated with Ivy Bank Farmhouse.[15]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Latham 2005, p. 9.
  2. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-22
  3. ↑ Latham 2005, pp. 10–11.
  4. ↑ Latham 2005, pp. 11–14.
  5. ↑ Latham 2005, p. 15.
  6. ↑ Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, p. 274
  7. ↑ Latham 2005, pp. 15–18.
  8. ↑ "Cheshire Towns & Parishes", GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 2007-11-18
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter, Mickle Trafford (1279021)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Trafford Mill, Trafford Mill, retrieved 2007-11-08
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Trafford Mill, Mickle Trafford (1229631)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Mickle Trafford Manor (1229398)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Windsor Lodge, Mickle Trafford (1278975)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Ivy Bank Farmhouse, Mickle Trafford (1279100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Farm building, Ivy Bank Farm, Mickle Trafford (1229630)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Sources

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

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