Little Hoole is a civil parish in Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England, It contains the village of Walmer Bridge

Walmer Bridge

Walmer Bridge is a small village in Lancashire, England. Surrounding villages are Much Hoole and Longton.- History :Walmer Bridge is first recorded in 1251 in the chartulary of Cockersand Abbey as Waldemurebruge....

, and the remaining part is predominantly a farming community. Other nearby villages include Much Hoole

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.-History:...

 and Longton

Longton, Lancashire

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. The parish had a population of 1,815 people in 2001.

Geography

Little Hoole is near an inlet brook running to the River Douglas

River Douglas

The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland or Astland, is a river that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west of England...

. The A59

A59 road

The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Liverpool in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire.-Merseyside:The A59 begins in the centre of Liverpool at the mouth of the Birkenhead Tunnel, and heads north out of the city, first as Scotland Road in Vauxhall, then Kirkdale Road,...

 from Ormskirk

Ormskirk

Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

 to Preston crosses the township from south to north. Hoole railway station

Hoole railway station

Hoole railway station was on the West Lancashire Railway in England. It was in the civil parish of Little Hoole about a mile from the village of Much Hoole....

 was in the parish, but closed in 1964.

Community

Locals typically frequent the nearby pubs

Public house

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: the Walmer Bridge Inn, the Fox Cub, and the Longton Arms.

Proposed Wind Farm

In May 2011, a planning application was submitted to South Ribble Borough Council to erect 4 wind turbines on moss land to the East of the village. Local response to the application has been mixed with strong support both supporting and objection to the development; with objections mainly focusing on the development being on green belt land.
South Ribble Borough Council's planning committee is to make a decision on the development on 14th September 2011.

Geography