Wimbolds Trafford is a

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and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of

Mickle Trafford and District Mickle may refer to: Geographical features *Mickle Fell, mountain in the Pennines, England * Mickle Island, southeast of Flagstaff Point, west of Ross Island, Antarctica * Mickle Mere, nature reserve south of Ixworth in Suffolk, England *Mickle Tr ...

, in the unitary authority of

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Gover ...

and the ceremonial county of

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county tow ...

, England. The hamlet lies on the B5132 road, approximately to the north east of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

and north of the village of

Mickle Trafford Mickle Trafford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mickle Trafford and District, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the area known as Plemst ...

. () At the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 212.

History

The present name Wimbolds Trafford comes from ''Winebald's Trafford'', with the latter meaning "valley ford". Winebald (a personal noun) is combined with the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

words ''trog'' (a trough or hollow) and ''ford'' ( a ford or crossing). Wimbolds Trafford was recorded in the

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with a population of three households of "two smallholders and one riders". Consisting of one ploughland under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester, it had a taxable value of "1

geld Geld may refer to: * Gelding, equine castration * Danegeld Danegeld (; "Danish tax", literally "Dane yield" or tribute) was a tax raised to pay tribute or protection money to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was call ...

units". Wimbold Trafford in the early 1870s was described as: :...a township in Thornton-le-Moors parish, Cheshire; 4¼ miles NE of Chester. Acres, 574. Real property, £1,081. Pop., 113. Houses, 18. Formerly a township in Thornton ancient parish of Eddisbury Hundred, it became a civil parish in 1866. In 1888 part of

Bridge Trafford Bridge Trafford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mickle Trafford and District, situated near to Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies ...

was added to the parish. Further boundary changes occurred on 1 April 1963 with the neighbouring civil parishes of Picton and Wervin.

Governance

Wimbolds Trafford is within the

Ellesmere Port and Neston Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of ...

parliamentary constituency. At

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level it is part of the Gowy Rural

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of the

unitary authority as of . The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Mickle Trafford and District, part of it also went to

Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford Dunham-on-the-Hill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the A56 road, approx ...

. The local parish council meets monthly in nearby Mickle Trafford.

Demography

Population

The current population as recorded by 2011 census is 212 (109 males and 103 females). Population wimbolds trafford

Employment

This graph shows clearly occupation data for both males and females in 1881. Work in agriculture is the most common occupation for men, while for women the highest occupation is in the domestic service. Occupation data wimbolds trafford 2011

According to the most modern census data (2011) 117 of the residents between 16 and 74 are in employment. The most popular avenue of work being Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motor Cycles. 15.4% of the working residents work in this sector, the next highest was education at 11.1%.

Landmarks

Trafford Hall Geograph-4653410-by-David-Dixon

Trafford Hall Trafford Hall is an 18th-century country house standing to the east of the village of Wimbolds Trafford in Cheshire, England, about northeast of the city of Chester. It is owned by The Regenda Group and operated as a youth hostel and training ce ...

was built in 1756 and is designated a Grade II*

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern I ...

. As of the venue is used as a

National Communities Resource Centre The National Communities Resource Centre (NCRC) is a British charity which was set up in 1991 to offer support and training to residents in low-income areas. It runs courses for tenants and community groups from its premises near Chester. Since ...

, which is a registered charity offering training and support to those living and working in low-income areas throughout the United Kingdom. Trafford Hall can also be hired out for events, conferences and as a wedding venue. Ince Lane - geograph

References

External links

{{authority control Villages in Cheshire Former civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester