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Listed Buildings In Much Hoole
Much Hoole is a civil parish in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...s. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Much Hoole, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses or farmhouses, the others being a church and a milestone. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Much Hoole Lists of listed buildings in Lancashire Buildings and structures in South Ribble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Much Hoole
Much Hoole is a village and civil parish in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. The parish of Much Hoole had a population of 1,851 at the time of the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census. History Hoole derives from the Old English ''hulu'', a shed or hovel. It was recorded as Hull in 1204, Hole in 1212 and Hoole in 1508. Magna Hole was recorded in 1235, Much Hole in 1260 and Grett Wholle in 1551. At Much Hoole there are the remains of a medieval settlement and moat adjacent to Town Lane. Hoole gave its name to a family in the reign of King John and the parish has been held by the Montebegon family and by others, including those of Sir Thomas Hesketh and George Anthony Legh Keck. Governance The township was separated from Croston in 1642, and made into a parish in the Leyland hundred of Lancashire. It became part of the Preston Poor Law Union, formed in 1837, which took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law and built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
