Pickmere Explained

Coordinates:53.288°N -2.462°W
Official Name:Pickmere
Population:541
Population Ref:(2001)
Civil Parish:Pickmere
Unitary England:Cheshire East
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Tatton
Post Town:KNUTSFORD
Postcode District:WA16
Postcode Area:WA
Dial Code:01565
Os Grid Reference:SJ691770
Static Image:Radio Telescope - geograph.org.uk - 994179.jpg
Static Image Caption:MERLIN radio telescope, Pickmere

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 .

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790336 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Macclesfield