At the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 212.[1]
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 words trog (a trough or hollow) and ford (a ford or crossing).[2]
Wimbolds Trafford was recorded in the Domesday Book 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 units".[3]
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.[4]
Formerly a township in Thornton ancient parish of Eddisbury Hundred, it became a civil parish in 1866.[5] In 1888 part of Bridge Trafford was added to the parish. Further boundary changes occurred on 1 April 1963 with the neighbouring civil parishes of Picton and Wervin.[6]
At local government level it is part of the Gowy Rural Ward of the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority as of 2024. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2015 to form "Mickle Trafford and District", part of it also went to Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford.[6][7] The local parish council meets monthly in nearby Mickle Trafford.[8]
Demography
Population
The current population as recorded by 2011 census is 212 (109 males and 103 females).[1]
Population for graph for Wimbolds Trafford using census data
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.
2011 Occupation Census data for Wimbolds Trafford
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%.[1]
Landmarks
Trafford Hall
Trafford Hall was built in 1756 and is designated a Grade II* listed building.[10]
As of 2024 the venue is used as a National Communities Resource Centre, 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.
^Watts, Ekwall, Mills and Dodgston. "Key to English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 10 April 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
