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Much Hoole is a village and civil parish in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. The parish of Much Hoole had a population of 1,851 at the time of the 2001 census.[1]
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History
In 1639, astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks first observed the Transit of Venus from Carr House, a Jacobean farm house on the outskirts of Much Hoole, situated in part of the Bank Hall Estate.[2] At Much Hoole there are the remains of a medieval settlement and medieval moat adjacent to Town Lane.
Geography
The village is situated on the A59 between Preston and Southport, and nearby villages include Bretherton, Longton, Walmer Bridge and Little Hoole. To the west of the village is the River Douglas which leads to the Ribble Estuary
Transport
Roads
The A59 (Liverpool Road) runs through part of Much Hoole but mainly by-passes the village to the west. The village has regular bus services linking it with Chorley, Preston, Southport and the other local villages. Other main roads in the village include the formor main road, Liverpool Old Road, which sweeps throughout the centre of the village and Town Lane, which merges into Smithy Lane.
Railway
Much Hoole and Little Hoole were served by Hoole railway station on the West Lancashire Railway until the line closed in 1964.
Aviation
In December 2005, plans for a 'microlight farm airstrip' to be located on fields between Bretherton and Much Hoole were put forward. However the plans for this project were rejected by Chorley and South Ribble councillors due to the fear of sound pollution and damage to the surrounding environment.
Local Facilities
Much Hoole once had four pubs, but now has two pubs (The Smithy Inn and The Fox Cub), as The Rose and Crown Public House which was once owned by Albert Pierrepoint, the Chief Executioner.[3] is now an Indian restaurant called Banglafusion, and on the opposite side of the A59 road The Black Horse pub is now an Italian restaurant called San Marco.
The village also has a primary school (Hoole St. Michael's) and a park. It also has other facilities such as tennis courts, a bowling green, car wash and car repairs, and a village hall. In 2006 the Little Chef was converted into an ice cream parlour and tapas bar with a new development to the property next door being redeveloped into a small shopping and business park. There are also many new housing developments being built in the village.
References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Much Hoole CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795826&c=Much+Hoole&d=16&e=15&g=464117&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1219710245574&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Celebrating Horrocks' half hour". BBC News. 2004-06-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3776889.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Albert Pierrepoint, 87, Hangman In Hundreds of British Executions". The New York Times. 1992-07-13. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3D81231F930A25754C0A964958260. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
External links
- Community website for Much Hoole, Little Hoole and Walmer Bridge
- Photo Much Hoole Church from transitofvenus.org
- Forum about the church at Much Hoole.
Coordinates: 53°42′N 2°48′W / 53.7°N 2.8°W
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