Picton, Cheshire
The name derives partly from a personal noun, with Pica's-tūn, meaning Pica's settlement or farmstead. Picton was formerly a township in the parish of Plemonstall, in the Broxton Hundred, in 1866 Picton became a civil parish, its population was 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901, 119 in 1951 and 58 in the 2001 census. On 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Mickle Trafford and District.
In 1995, aerial photography showed evidence of a Roman practice fort in the parish.
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.
References
Citations
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Picton". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "History of Picton, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Picton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Picton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Chester". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Latham, p. 12.
- ^ Temporary Marching Camp, Picton, Cheshire, Roman Britain.org, archived from the original on 21 October 2007, retrieved 7 November 2007
- ^ 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
External links
Media related to Picton at Wikimedia Commons
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