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Hoole Village
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Hoole Village
Location within Cheshire
Population319 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SJ432681
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
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Cheshire
53°12′25″N2°51′00″W / 53.207°N 2.850°W / 53.207; -2.850 Coordinates: 53°12′25″N2°51′00″W / 53.207°N 2.850°W / 53.207; -2.850

Hoole Village is a village and former civil parish near Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Mickle Trafford and District, part of it also went to Guilden Sutton. [1] The parish contained the southern end of the M53 motorway where it becomes the A55 road and is crossed by the A56 road. This junction is known as Hoole Island Junction. [2] [3] Also in the village is Hoole Hall, which is now a hotel. [4]

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In 2004 the population was 230, [5] rising to 319 at the time of the 2011 census. [6]

History

In September 1955 a prehistoric arrowhead and a worked flake were found in a garden in the parish. The arrowhead was dated to the period between the Early Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (2350 BC to 701 BC). In 1995 aerial photography showed evidence of a Roman practice fort near to Hoole Hall. It is believed that the Roman road from Chester to Wilderspool (now part of Warrington) passed through the parish. [7]

Landmarks and places of interest

Hoole Hall was built as a large house around 1720. The hall itself, [8] its attached conservatory built in the mid 19th century, [9] and the ha-ha wall and railings of the west terrace of the house [10] are Grade II listed buildings. The hall is now used as a hotel. Also listed Grade II is a restored pinfold in Oak Lane. [11]

See also

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Mickle Trafford is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Mickle Trafford and District, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains eleven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from the village of Mickle Trafford, the parish is rural. In addition to houses and buildings related to farming, the listed buildings include a medieval church and associated structures, an inscribed stone, and a corn mill.

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References

Notes

  1. "Hoole Village". GENUKI. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "Hoole Island Junction, Chester". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Hoole Island Junction". SABRE . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Chester" . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. Latham 2005 , p. 9.
  6. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hoole Village Parish (E04011114)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. Latham 2005 , pp. 10–14..
  8. "Images of England: Hoole Hall". English Heritage . Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  9. "Images of England: Conservatory attached to the south front of Hoole Hall". English Heritage . Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  10. "Images of England: Ha-ha wall and railings of west terrace at Hoole Hall". English Heritage . Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  11. "Images of England: Pinfold". English Heritage . Retrieved 8 November 2007.

Bibliography

  • Latham, Frank A. (ed.) (2005), Mickle Trafford, The Local History Group, ISBN   0-9551470-1-8 CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)