In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pickmere like this:

PICKMERE, a township in Great Budworth parish, Cheshire; 2¾ miles N E of Northwich. Acres, 1,045. Real property, £1, 918. Pop., 247. Houses, 51. A.lake or mere of 53 acres is here: and there is a Wesleyan chapel.

Pickmere through time

Pickmere is now part of CHESHIRE EAST Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE EAST has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pickmere itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pickmere, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1497

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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