Hoole

Hoole
All Saints Church, Hoole
Hoole  Hoole shown within Cheshire
Population	9,359 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ425671
Civil parish	Hoole Village
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2
Dialling code	01244
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	City of Chester
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Coordinates: 53°11′49″N 2°51′43″W / 53.197°N 2.862°W / 53.197; -2.862

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 population of this Chester Ward taken at the 2011 census was 9,359.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

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 two 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.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

On 17 July 2009 sixteen flats on Hoole Lane were destroyed following an explosion on the first floor. More than thirty firefighters tackled the resulting fire at the two-storey building in Wharton Court.^[5]

Places of worship

There are four churches in Hoole:^[6] Anglican,^[7] Baptist,^[8] 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.^[9] This event was held in previous years in Alexandra Park, but in 2006 moved to the nearby, larger, Coronation Playing Fields. The Funday event was held on the Coronation Playing Fields again in 2007 and 2008, by which time it had become part of the Chester-wide Chesterfest organised by churches in Chester.

Events

The annual Hoole Christmas Lights switch attracts crowds of 1000's to Faulkner Street to watch the Christmas Lights being switched on by a local celebrity.

Doubletree By Hilton Chester (formerly Hoole Hall Hotel)

Hoole is home to the Doubletree by Hilton Chester hotel and country club. Formerly known as Hoole Hall Hotel it was taken over and by Hilton Hotels and features a Marco Pierre White restaurant.

Sticky Walnut restaurant

The critically acclaimed Sticky Walnut restaurant is located on Charles Street. In 2014 it was named UK Restaurant of the Year at the AA Hospitality Awards. ^[10][11]

Famous Residents

RAF pilot and charity founder Leonard Cheshire was born (on 7 September 1917) at 65 Hoole Road, which is now a guest house.^[12]

Russ Abbot (born Russell Allan Roberts on 18 September 1947), is the lead singer of the Black Abbots and later become a solo comedian.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hoole Village

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoole, Chester.

• A Virtual Stroll Around Hoole
• The Hoole Business Directory
• Doubletree Hilton Chester
• Hoole Lawn Tennis Club

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