The six BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Knutsford (01565) telephone area
Arley ATE
Arley Telephone Exchange is located in Arley Road, Arley, Northwich CW9 6LZ and serves Arley and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01565-77.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 585.
ID: MRARL. Photo courtesy of Andrew Young.
Bucklow Hill ATE
Bucklow Hill Telephone Exchange is located in Chapel Lane, Bucklow Hill, Knutsford WA16 6RF and serves Bucklow Hill and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01565-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 588.
ID: MRBUC. Photo courtesy of Mike Faherty.
Knutsford ATE
Knutsford Telephone Exchange is located in Green Street, Knutsford WA16 6BE and serves Knutsford and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01565-61, 01565-62, 01565-63, 01565-65, 01565-68 and 01565-75.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 0565.
ID: MRKNU. Photo courtesy of Andrew Young.
Lower Peover (Plumley) ATE
Lower Peover Telephone Exchange is located in Pinfold Lane, Plumley, Knutsford WA16 9RR and serves Lower Peover, Plumley, Smithy Green, Swan Green and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01565-72.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 581.
ID: MRLOW. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Mobberley ATE
Mobberley Telephone Exchange is located in Church Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford WA16 7RD and serves Mobberley and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01565-87 and 01565-88.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 587.
ID: MRMOB. Photo courtesy of Andrew Young.
Pickmere ATE
Pickmere Telephone Exchange is located in Pickmere Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford WA16 0JU and serves Pickmere and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01565-73.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 056 589.
ID: MRPIC. Photo courtesy of Andrew Young.
Pickmere former ATE
The former Pickmere exchange stands opposite the Methodist Church in Pickmere Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford WA16 0JP.
It came into service in the early 1930s as an RAX5 in an area previously served in part by the Northwich 10 rural party line. A later building put up on the site has since been demolished. It was replaced around 1972 by the current exchange.
Its dialling code was 056 589.
ID: MRPIC. Photo required.