Hale, Halton
| Hale | |
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 Statue of John Middleton in Church End, Hale | |
  Hale Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 1,898 (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ468824 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L24 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
 Hale Head Lighthouse in 2007 | |
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| Location | Hale Cheshire England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | SJ468824 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′21″N 2°47′39″W / 53.322440°N 2.794197°W |
| Constructed | 1838 (first) |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Height | 17.5 metres (57 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | private[2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1906 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1958 |
| Focal height | 21.3 metres (70 ft) |
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.
Historically part of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.
Notable people
John Middleton (1578–1623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale which is said to have been life sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a bronze statue 3 metres tall by local sculptor, Diane Gorvin.[3]
Audrey Withers (1905–2001), editor of Vogue between 1940 and 1960, was born in Hale, where her father was a local doctor.[4]
Hale Head Lighthouse
Hale Head used to be the southernmost point in Lancashire. A lighthouse was established here in 1838; the original octagonal structure was superseded by a taller cylindrical tower in 1906. The rebuilding was overseen by John Arthur Saner, civil engineer.[5] The light was discontinued in 1958 owing to a decline in shipping, and sold a few years later for £1,100;[6] the building remains in use as a private residence. The former optic is now in Merseyside Maritime Museum.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Hale". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ^ Hale Head The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved May 1st, 2016
- ^ BBC News: A tall tale: The Childe of Hale remembered (accessed 12 April 2013)
- ^ Drusilla Beyfus, 'Withers [married names Stewart, Kennett], (Elizabeth) Audrey (1905–2001), magazine editor' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2005)
- ^ "John Arthur Saner". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History.
- ^ "Lighthouse sold". The Nautical Magazine. 187: 188. 1962.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwest England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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