Mickle Trafford was a township in Plemstall ancient parish, Broxton
hundred (SJ 4469), which became a civil parish in 1866.
It includes the hamlets of Plemstall and Trafford Bridge.
The population was 247 in 1801, 303 in 1851, 268 in 1901, and 348 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1963 April 1 — Gained parts of Barrow (under 1 hectare,
pop. 0 in 1961) and Bridge Trafford (under 1
hectare, pop. 0 in 1961), and lost parts to Barrow (4 hectares,
pop. 0 in 1961) and Bridge Trafford (under 1
hectare, pop. 0 in 1961)
Churches and Chapels
Plemstall: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Mickle Trafford.
Mickle Trafford, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1885.
