Picton, Cheshire

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Picton
Location within Cheshire
Population58 (2001 census)
OS grid reference SJ432710
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
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53°14′N2°51′W / 53.23°N 2.85°W / 53.23; -2.85

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, England.

The name derives partly from a personal noun, with Pica's-tūn, meaning Pica's settlement or farmstead. [1] Picton was formerly a township in the parish of Plemonstall, [2] in the Broxton Hundred, in 1866 Picton became a civil parish, [3] its population was 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901, 119 in 1951 and 58 in the 2001 census. [4] [5] On 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Mickle Trafford and District. [4] [6]

In 1995, aerial photography showed evidence of a Roman practice fort in the parish. [7] [8]

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. [9]

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References

Citations

  1. "Key to English Place-Names: Picton". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "History of Picton, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. "Relationships and changes Picton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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  6. "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. Latham, p. 12.
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Sources

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