Pickmere
Appearance
Pickmere | |
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![]() MERLIN radio telescope, Pickmere | |
Population | 541 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SJ691770 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KNUTSFORD |
Postcode district | WA16 |
Dialling code | 01565 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
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 Pickmere at Wikimedia Commons