Hoylake
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| Population | 13,042 (Total), 6,032 (Male), 7,010 (Female)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Metropolitan Borough of Wirral |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH47 |
| Dial code | 0151 6** |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Wirral West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Hoylake is a seaside town in Merseyside, England, a few miles to the west of Liverpool. It is located on the western corner of the Wirral Peninsula, where the estuary of the River Dee meets the Irish Sea. As of the 2001 Census, the population of Hoylake, as part of the Hoylake & Meols Ward, was 13,042.
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[edit] History
In 1690, William III set sail from Hoylake with a 10,000-strong army to Ireland, where his army was to take part in the Battle of the Boyne. The location of departure remains known as Kings Gap.[2]
The town grew up in the nineteenth century as a fishing village, though with the silting up of the Dee estuary little fishing is carried out today. However, the town still supports a permanent lifeboat station and a sailing club. The town is a largely residential area and there is an active nightlife in the centre.
Hoylake had its own Urban District Council and Mayor, until 1974 when it was absorbed into the new Wirral Metropolitan Borough, when Merseyside County was newly created. At that point, Hoylake ceased to be in Cheshire, and became part of the new Merseyside. This did not please some Wirral residents who have since campaigned unsuccessfully for a return to Cheshire.
[edit] Sport
Hoylake is the home of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which has hosted many major tournaments such as The Open Championship and the Walker Cup. The club is often referred to as "Hoylake". It hosted the Open again in July 2006, after a gap of almost 40 years, with Tiger Woods earning the Claret Jug for the second year in a row. The town also has an active rugby club.
Hoylake has one of the premier sites for Sand Yachting in Britain, on the banks around a quarter of a mile offshore. Hoylake is to be the site of the week-long European Championships in September 2007 for the first time.
[edit] Transport
Hoylake has two railway stations: Hoylake and Manor Road.
[edit] People
The former actress and Labour MP Glenda Jackson, James Bond actor Daniel Craig and pianist Stephen Hough grew up in the town. John Lennon's first wife Cynthia lived in Hoylake for many years. Julian Lennon grew up there. Bill Ryder-Jones, Nick Power, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy, and John Duffy, from the band The Coral, grew up there as well. The cyclist Chris Boardman was born in Hoylake.
[edit] External links
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club
- Wirral Sand Yacht Club
- The 2007 European Sandyacht Championships
- Holyake Lifeboat
- West Kirby Light Opera Society
- Hillbark Players of Wirral
- Kingsmead School
- Hoylake Fishing
