Pickersgill is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) of Guyana. It is located near the Pomeroon River.
| Official Name: | Pickersgill |
| Population Total: | 105 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
| Coordinates: | 7.2561°N -58.7225°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guyana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeroon-Supenaam |
The 2012 census has a population count of 105.[1] Public healthcare is administered in adjacent towns, such as Charity (district hospital) or Suddie (hospital).[2] [3]
Commercial woodcutting was established in the area in 1834, when George Frederick Pickersgill, ex-Justice of the Peace for North-West District (predecessor to modern Regions 1 and 2), and James Chapman operated a troolie (Thatch palm) and woodcutting business at the confluence of the Pomeroon and its tributary, the Arapiaco. Pickersgill Saw Mills Ltd. was a presence here, as well as in Pomeroon and Essquibo,[4] and up to the 1950s a large sawmill remained at Pickersgill.[5]
In 1887, due to Venezuelan encroachment on the British claim to Guiana, the Colonial Government installed police stations in the North Western district.[6] [7]
The Pomeroon area is known for producing coconuts and other cash crops,[8] and Pickersgill has been of interest for agricultural improvement.[9]