In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mickle Trafford like this:
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.
Mickle Trafford through time
Mickle Trafford is now part of Chester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mickle Trafford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mickle Trafford, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4579
Date accessed: 26th May 2024
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