Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MICKLE-TRAFFORD

MICKLE-TRAFFORD, a township in Plemonstall parish, Cheshire; adjacent to the Chester and Manchester railway, 3¼ miles NE of Chester. Acres, 1,143. Real property, £2,513. Pop., 265. Houses, 52. The Manor House is the seat of John Reece, Esq.; and Trafford Lodge is the seat of T. Hoggins, Esq. The church of Plemonstall is here; and a garrison, for Charles I., was here during the siege of Chester.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cheshire Ancient County
Place: Mickle Trafford

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