Hoole Village is a civil parish situated near to Chester, in Chester District, Cheshire, England. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 For the smaller central city area and principal settlement of this district see Chester. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In 2004 its population was 230. [1]
The parish contains the southern end of the M53 motorway where it becomes the A55 road. The M53 is a 20 Mile (32 Km) Motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major road in Britain. At this point it is crossed by the A56 road. The A56 is a road in England which extends between the city of Chester in Cheshire and the village of Broughton in North Yorkshire Also in the village is Hoole Hall, which is now a hotel.
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History
In September 1955 a prehistoric arrowhead and a worked flake were found in a garden in the parish. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" An arrowhead is point of an Arrow, or a shape resembling such a point as Archaeological artifacts arrowheads are a subclass of Projectile points The arrowhead was dated to the period between the Early Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (2350 BC to 701 BC). The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. In 1995 aerial photography showed evidence of a Roman practice fort near to Hoole Hall. Aerial photography is the taking of Photographs of the ground from an elevated position The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial It is believed that the Roman road from Chester to Wilderspool (now part of Warrington) passed through the parish. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news This article is about the district see Wilderspool Stadium for the former stadium of Warrington Wolves Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. [2]
Landmarks and places of interest
Hoole Hall was built as a large house around 1720. The hall itself,[3] its attached conservatory built in the mid 19th century,[4] and the ha-ha wall and railings of the west terrace of the house[5] are Grade II listed buildings. A conservatory is a Glass and Metal structure traditionally found in the Garden of a large house The hall is now used as a hotel. [6] Also listed Grade II is a restored pinfold in Oak Lane. Pinfold, in Medieval Britain, is an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land [7]
References
Notes
- ^ Latham, p. 9.
- ^ Latham, pp. 10–14.
- ^ Images of England: Hoole Hall. English Heritage. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
- ^ Images of England: Conservatory attached to the south front of Hoole Hall. English Heritage. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
- ^ Images of England: Ha-ha wall and railings of west terrace at Hoole Hall. English Heritage. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
- ^ Hoole Hall, Chester. Hoole Hall. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
- ^ Images of England: Pinfold. English Heritage. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
Bibliography
- Latham, Frank A. (ed. ) (2005). Mickle Trafford. The Local History Group. ISBN 0 9551470 1 8.
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