Little Hoole

Little Hoole
Little Hoole
	; Little Hoole County Primary School
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Population	2,070
OS grid reference	SD4742023440
Civil parish	Little Hoole;
District	South Ribble;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR4
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	South Ribble;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°42′17″N 2°47′53″W / 53.704723°N 2.797982°WCoordinates: 53°42′17″N 2°47′53″W / 53.704723°N 2.797982°W

Little Hoole is a civil parish in Lancashire, England, It contains the village of Walmer Bridge, and the remaining part is predominantly a farming community. Other nearby villages include Much Hoole and Longton. The parish had a population of 1,815 people in 2001, increasing to 2,070 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

Geography[]

Little Hoole is near an inlet brook running to the River Douglas. The A59 from Ormskirk to Preston crosses the township from south to north.

History[]

The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.^[2] In 1974 the parish became part of South Ribble.

Hoole railway station was in the parish, but closed in 1964.

Community[]

Locals typically frequent the nearby pubs: the Walmer Bridge Inn, the Fox Cub, and the Longton Arms.

Wind Farm planning application[]

In May 2011, a planning application was submitted to South Ribble Borough Council to erect 4 wind turbines on moss land to the East of the village. Local response to the application has been mixed with strong support both supporting and objection to the development;^[3] with objections mainly focusing on the development being on green belt land. The applicant withdrew the application in December 2011 pending further studies.^[4]

Geographic location[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Little Hoole Parish (E04005295)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
^ [1], Lancashire Evening Post - Aug 11
^ "Wind turbines plans collapse - Community - lep.co.uk". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.

External links[]

Media related to Little Hoole at Wikimedia Commons

[census2011-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Little Hoole Parish (E04005295)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[2] Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014

[Lancashire_Evening_Post_-_Aug_11-3] [1], Lancashire Evening Post - Aug 11

[4] "Wind turbines plans collapse - Community - lep.co.uk". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.

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