Hale, Halton

Hale
Statue of John Middleton
Hale is located in Cheshire
Hale
Hale
Location within Cheshire
Population1,800 (2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ468824
Civil parish
  • Hale
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL24
Dialling code0151
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Hale Head Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Hale Head Lighthouse in 2009
Constructed1906 Edit this on Wikidata
Built byJohn Arthur Saner Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionbrick Edit this on Wikidata
Height17.5 m (57 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite (tower), white (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Operatorprivate[2]
HeritageGrade II listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1958 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height21.3 m (70 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Original light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1838 Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeoctagon Edit this on Wikidata
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UK
England
Cheshire
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 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.

  1. ^ a b "Area profile for Hale". Office for National Statistics - Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwest England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 May 2016.