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'''Picton''' is a hamlet and former [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Mickle Trafford and District]], situated near to [[Chester]], in the [[Cheshire West and Chester|Borough of Cheshire West and Chester]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], England.
'''Picton''' is a hamlet and former [[civil parishes in England|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 civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Mickle Trafford and District.<ref name=GENUKI>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/picton|title=Picton|publisher=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>


The name derives partly from a personal noun, with ''Pica's-tūn'', meaning Pica's settlement or farmstead.<ref>
The name derives partly from a personal noun, with ''Pica's-tūn'', meaning Pica's settlement or farmstead.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cheshire/Chorlton%20by%20Backford |title=Key to English Place-Names: Picton|publisher=University of Nottingham|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cheshire/Chorlton%20by%20Backford |title=Key to English Place-Names: Picton|publisher=University of Nottingham|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
Formerly a [[township]] in the [[Hundreds of Cheshire|Broxton Hundred]], its population was 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901, 119 in 1951 and 58 in the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]].<ref name=GENUKI/><ref>
Lower Kinnerton was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in the parish of [[Plemonstall]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3688|title=History of Picton, in Chester and Cheshire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref> in the [[Broxton Hundred]], in 1866 Picton became a civil parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10116545|title=Relationships and changes Picton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref> its population was 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901, 119 in 1951 and 58 in the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]].<ref name=GENUKI/><ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790332 |title=Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Chester|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790332 |title=Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Chester|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref> On 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Mickle Trafford and District.<ref name=GENUKI>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/picton|title=Picton|publisher=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/cheshire%20west%20and%20chester.html|title=Cheshire West and Chester Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref>
In 1995, [[aerial photography]] showed evidence of a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] practice fort in the parish.<ref>Latham, p. 12.</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.roman-britain.org/places/picton.htm |title=Temporary Marching Camp, Picton, Cheshire |access-date=2007-11-07 |publisher=Roman Britain.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021175756/http://www.roman-britain.org/places/picton.htm |archive-date=2007-10-21 }}</ref>
In 1995, [[aerial photography]] showed evidence of a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] practice fort in the parish.<ref>Latham, p. 12.</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.roman-britain.org/places/picton.htm |title=Temporary Marching Camp, Picton, Cheshire |access-date=2007-11-07 |publisher=Roman Britain.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021175756/http://www.roman-britain.org/places/picton.htm |archive-date=2007-10-21 }}</ref>

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Picton
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Picton is located in Cheshire
Picton
Picton
Location within Cheshire
Population58 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSJ432710
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH2
Dialling code01244
PoliceCheshire
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53°14′N 2°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] Lower Kinnerton 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]

References

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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.
  4. ^ a b "Picton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Chester". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ Latham, p. 12.
  8. ^ Temporary Marching Camp, Picton, Cheshire, Roman Britain.org, archived from the original on 21 October 2007, retrieved 7 November 2007
  9. ^ 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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