Hoole

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Hoole
Hoole (Cheshire)
Hoole

Hoole shown within Cheshire
OS grid reference SJ425671
District Chester
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament City of Chester
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°11′52″N 2°51′44″W / 53.1979, -2.8622

Hoole is a suburb in the east of Chester, in Chester District, Cheshire, England.

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[edit] History

The settlement was first mentioned in the Register of the Abbey of Saint Werburgh in 1119. The name is believed to mean "at the hollows" (or hole), possibly referring to the "hollow way" formed by a Roman roadway.[1]

Hoole was a separate urban district in Cheshire until 1954 when it was made part of the County Borough of Chester.

[edit] Description

Hoole is a residential area, contiguous with Newton to the north, and consisting of mainly Victorian terraced houses and 1930s semi-detached houses. Due to the proximity of the area to Chester City Centre, Chester railway station and the M53 motorway, the area is home to many hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfast establishments.

The main shopping streets are Faulkner Street and Charles Street. Hoole has branches of four high street banks with cash machine facilities. Open spaces in Hoole include Alexandra Park which provides tennis courts, bowling greens and a children's play area and the Coronation Playing Fields.[1][2] A large area of allotments is accessible from both Canadian Avenue and Hoole Lane. There is also a private tennis club, Hoole Lawn Tennis Club.[3]

[edit] Places of Worship

There are four churches in Hoole:[4] Anglican,[5] Baptist,[6] Methodist and United Reformed. These churches work together to host Hoole's largest free annual event 'Funday on a Sunday', which attracted more than 6,000 people in July 2006.[7] This event was held in previous years in Alexandra Park, but in 2006 moved to the nearby, larger, Coronation Playing Fields.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ward profile: Hoole All Saints. Chester City Council. Retrieved on 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ Ward profile: Hoole Groves. Chester City Council. Retrieved on 26 April 2008.
  3. ^ Hoole Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.
  4. ^ Churches And Places Of Worship. Hoole Online. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.
  5. ^ All Saints Church, Hoole. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.
  6. ^ Hoole Baptist Church Home Page. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.
  7. ^ Be The Light newsletter (Issue 12, Christmas 2006). The Light Project. Retrieved on 1 March 2007.

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