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.