Pickmere

Pickmere
MERLIN radio telescope, Pickmere
Pickmere Location within Cheshire
Population	541 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ691770
Civil parish	Pickmere
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNUTSFORD
Postcode district	WA16
Dialling code	01565
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°17′17″N2°27′43″W / 53.288°N 2.462°W / 53.288; -2.462

Pickmere is a village and civil parish near Knutsford in the Borough of Cheshire East. It has a population of 541 (2001 Census). ^[1] Landmarks in and around the village include a lake, Pick Mere, at grid reference SJ682770 .

Pickmere is home to one of the radio telescopes that make up the Jodrell Bank MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network) radio telescope array linking six observing stations that together form a powerful telescope with an effective aperture of over 217 kilometres.

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Pickmere

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Macclesfield Retrieved 2009-12-01

External links

Media related to Pickmere at Wikimedia Commons