Hale, Halton
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Coordinates: 53°20′12″N 2°48′00″W / 53.33673°N 2.80007°W / 53.33673; -2.80007
Hale is a village and civil parish in the Halton unitary authority of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,898.[1] The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2½ miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
John Middleton (1578-1623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine foot three inches tall (2.8 m). His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church is a carving of the Childe Of Hale which is said to be life size.
The entire area is historically part of Lancashire. Before 1 April 1974 it formed part of the Whiston Rural District in Lancashire. The area still however has a Liverpool postcode "L24"
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