Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p 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. 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 Village 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 Village is surrounded by several farms and rolling countryside.Since the late 1960s−1980s and more recently, over 6 modern-day housing developments have been built on farmland and other sites in and around the main center of the then, old village-which since, have increased the population of the village from around 100 to nearly 2000 residents.The new modern-day developments include:The Curlender-Hale Park Estate-Vicarge CloseThe Wimpy Estate/Part Cocklaid LaneHolly Close-Poco Houses/Part Cocklaid LanePheasant Field EstateEllwood Close DevelopmentChurch End MuseOther 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 Police Man. During the 1980s this house was reverted to a normal private dwelling.. }
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- Hale,_Halton abstract "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. 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 Village 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 Village is surrounded by several farms and rolling countryside.Since the late 1960s−1980s and more recently, over 6 modern-day housing developments have been built on farmland and other sites in and around the main center of the then, old village-which since, have increased the population of the village from around 100 to nearly 2000 residents.The new modern-day developments include:The Curlender-Hale Park Estate-Vicarge CloseThe Wimpy Estate/Part Cocklaid LaneHolly Close-Poco Houses/Part Cocklaid LanePheasant Field EstateEllwood Close DevelopmentChurch End MuseOther 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 Police Man. During the 1980s this house was reverted to a normal private dwelling.".