St Plegmund's well is also situated within the hamlet, on the edge of a low cliff about 220 yards (201 m) to the west of the church and to the east of one of the channels of the River Gowy.
The parish council generally meets at the village hall in Mickle Trafford.
[4] Plemstall was an ancient parish, and formed part of the Broxton Hundred of Cheshire.
Plemstall's parish church of St Peter was in the Mickle Trafford township.
In some cases, including Plemstall, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole.