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'''Little Hoole''' is a small hamlet in [[Lancashire]], England. Nearby villages include [[Walmer Bridge]], [[Much Hoole]] and [[Longton, Lancashire|Longton]]. It has a population of just under 1,400 people.
'''Little Hoole''' is a small hamlet and civil parish in [[Lancashire]], England. The parish contains the village of [[Walmer Bridge]]. Other nearby villages include [[Much Hoole]] and [[Longton, Lancashire|Longton]]. The parish has a population of just under 1,400 people.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}


Little Hoole is near an inlet brook running to the [[River Douglas]]. The [[A59 road (England)|A59]] from [[Ormskirk]] to [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] crosses the township from south to north. [[Hoole railway station]] was in the parish, but closed in 1964.
== History ==
Little Hoole is just near it's neighbouring village Much Hoole, near an inlet brook running to the [[River Douglas]]. The [[A59 road (England)|A59]] from [[Ormskirk]] to [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] crosses the township from south to north. The small village of [[Walmer Bridge]] is just north of the hamlet, which leads to nearby [[Longton, Lancashire|Longton]].


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Revision as of 20:58, 28 February 2011

Little Hoole is a small hamlet and civil parish in Lancashire, England. The parish contains the village of Walmer Bridge. Other nearby villages include Much Hoole and Longton. The parish has a population of just under 1,400 people.[citation needed]

Little Hoole is near an inlet brook running to the River Douglas. The A59 from Ormskirk to Preston crosses the township from south to north. Hoole railway station was in the parish, but closed in 1964.

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