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Hoole River
Hoole is a suburb in the east of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The area is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with Newton, Chester, Newton to the north and Vicars Cross to the south. The A41 road marks the suburb's eastern boundary, with the separate Hoole Village approximately away. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census the population of the Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of Newton and Hoole was 9,359. History The settlement was first mentioned in the Register of the Abbey of Saint Werburgh in 1119. The name derives from the Old English word ''hol'' and is believed to mean "at the hollow" (or hole), possibly referring to the "hollow way" formed by a Ancient Rome, Roman roadway. Hoole was a Township (England), township in Hundreds of Cheshire, Broxton Hundred which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 177 in 1801, 427 in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoole Village
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. 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. Also in the village is Hoole Hall, which is now a hotel. In 2004 the population was 230, rising to 319 at the time of the 2011 census. 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) pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
