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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2001 Census: Hale )〕 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. The entire area was historically in Lancashire. Before 1 April 1974 it formed part of the Whiston Rural District in Lancashire. The area still however has a Liverpool postcode "L24" In spite of being close to the City of Liverpool, the village’s tranquil and quiet atmosphere still survives today. The many whitewashed cottages, with country gardens, set against a background of mature trees, present an attractive picture in the spring and summer. The visitor will quickly appreciate why Hale has several times won ‘Best - Kept Village’ awards in the late 1960s and more recently several "Community Pride" and "Little Gem Awards" for several locations in the village. Situated on Grade One agricultural land, Hale s surrounded by several farms and rolling countryside. Since the late 1960s−1980s and more recently, over six modern-day housing developments have been built on farmland and other sites in and around the centre of the village, which have increased the population of the village by about 100 to nearly 2000 residents. The new modern-day developments include: *The Curlender-Hale Park Estate-Vicarage Close *The Wimpy Estate/Part Cocklade Lane *Holly Close-Poco Houses/Part Cocklade Lane *Pheasant Field Estate *Ellwood Close Development *Church End Mews Other new developments during the same period include a new village school called, Hale C of E Primary and village shopping precinct called Ivy Farm Court. A Police House was built to accommodate a village Constable. During the 1980s Cheshire Constabulary withdrew the Constable and the house was sold on the open market. ==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 tall by local sculptor, Diane Gorvin.〔(BBC News: A tall tale: The Childe of Hale remembered ) (accessed 12 April 2013)〕 Audrey Withers (1905–2001), editor of ''Vogue'' between 1940 and 1960, was born in Hale, where her father was a local doctor.〔Drusilla Beyfus, 'Withers (names Stewart, Kennett ), (Elizabeth) Audrey (1905–2001), magazine editor' in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2005)〕 Jack Dennis (1996-2014) of Town Lane, he is the village cyclist. He has represented SKY cycling team at youth level winning the Youth Tour of Devon which was and amazing part of his career he has also represented Halton in other cycling competitions. David Powell of Bandon Close is a well respected business owner and runs a successful billiard pool crafting company. He is also known for his charitable donations to the Hale Village hall and was responsible for the installation of new heaters before the cold winter season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hale, Halton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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