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Hoylake
Hoylake () is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the north west of the Wirral Peninsula, near West Kirby and where the River Dee meets the Irish Sea. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 5,315.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Hoylake
- UK place.population
- 5,315
- UK place.population_ref
- (Built up area, 2021)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Wirral
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Merseyside
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wirral West
- UK place.post_town
- WIRRAL
- UK place.postcode_district
- CH47, CH48
- UK place.postcode_area
- CH
- UK place.dial_code
- 0151
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ215888
Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Landmarks
- Lighthouses
- Former landmarks
- Geography
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Community
- Education
- Media
- Sport
- Golf
- Rugby Union
- Swimming
- Sailing
- Sand yachting
- Cricket
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Hoylake () is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the north west of the Wirral Peninsula, near West Kirby and where the River Dee meets the Irish Sea. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 5,315.
In the nineteenth century, the town grew up around the small fishing village of Hoose (), a settlement that was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 within the Hundred of 'Wilaveston' (historically part of Cheshire). The town takes its name from 'Hoyle Lake', a nearby channel of water out towards Hilbre Island that provided a safe anchorage for shipping.