Pickmere
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 Pickmere
Pickmere shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 541 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ691770 |
| Civil parish | Pickmere |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNUTSFORD |
| Postcode district | WA16 |
| Dialling code | 01565 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Tatton |
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Pickmere is a village and civil parish near Knutsford in the Borough of Cheshire East. It has a population of 541.[1] Landmarks in and around the village include a lake, Pick Mere, at grid reference SJ682770.
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.
See also
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Macclesfield Retrieved 2009-12-01
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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