Hale | |
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Statue of John Middleton | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 1,800 (2021)[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 | |
Constructed | 1906 |
Built by | John Arthur Saner |
Construction | brick |
Height | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
Markings | white (tower), white (lantern) |
Operator | private[2] |
Heritage | Grade II listed building |
Deactivated | 1958 |
Focal height | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
Original light | |
Constructed | 1838 |
Shape | octagon |
Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800.[1] The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 3 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District.