- Hoole
infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 53.1979
longitude= -2.8622
official_name= Hoole
map_type= Cheshire
os_grid_reference= SJ425671
population=
shire_district=Chester
shire_county=Cheshire
region= North West England
post_town= CHESTER
postcode_district= CH2
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 01244
constituency_westminster= City of ChesterHoole is a suburb in the east of
Chester , in Chester District,Cheshire ,England .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.citeweb|url=http://www.chester.gov.uk/community_and_living/local_information/your_area_-_hoole_all_saints.aspx|title=Ward profile: Hoole All Saints|work=Chester City Council|accessdate=26 April|accessyear=2008]Hoole was a separate
urban district in Cheshire until 1954 when it was made part of theCounty 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 theM53 motorway , the area is home to manyhotel s, guest houses andbed and breakfast establishments.The main shopping streets are Faulkner Street and Charles Street. Hoole has branches of four high street
banks withcash 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.citeweb|url=http://www.chester.gov.uk/community_and_living/local_information/your_area_-_hoole_groves.aspx|title=Ward profile: Hoole Groves|work=Chester City Council|accessdate=26 April|accessyear=2008] A large area ofallotments is accessible from both Canadian Avenue and Hoole Lane. There is also a private tennis club, Hoole Lawn Tennis Club. [citeweb|url=http://hooleltc.hitssports.com/default.aspx|title=Hoole Lawn Tennis Club|accessdate=1 March|accessyear=2007]Places of Worship
There are four
churches in Hoole: [citeweb|url=http://www.hooleonline.co.uk/churches.htm|title=Churches And Places Of Worship|work=Hoole Online|accessdate=1 March|accessyear=2007] Anglican, [citeweb|url=http://www.allsaintshoole.org/ |title=All Saints Church, Hoole|accessdate=1 March|accessyear=2007] Baptist, [citeweb|url=http://www.hbc.org.uk/ |title=Hoole Baptist Church Home Page|accessdate=1 March|accessyear=2007] 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. [citeweb|url=http://www.lightproject.org.uk/newsletters/Christmas%202006.pdf|title="Be The Light" newsletter (Issue 12, Christmas 2006)|work=The Light Project|accessdate=1 March|accessyear=2007] This event was held in previous years in Alexandra Park, but in 2006 moved to the nearby, larger, Coronation Playing Fields.References
External links
* [http://www.hooleonline.co.uk/default1.htm Hoole Online]
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