During the Civil War the Chester endured a long and damaging siege before surrendering to the Parliamentary forces in February 1646. A battle was fought on 24th September 1645 and is generally known as the Battle of Rowton Moor (or Rowton Heath ), with some of the fighting being said to have taken place on or near "Hoole Heath".

The Hoole History & Heritage Society aims to study, advance and promote community awareness of the local history of the Hoole area (including parts of present-day Newton, Boughton, and Plemstall, as far as they impinge on Hoole).

The Battle of Rowton Heath, also known as the Battle of Rowton Moor, occurred on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War.

Hoole is a suburb in the east of Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England. The area is contiguous with Newton to the north and Vicars Cross to the south. The A41 road marks the suburb's eastern boundary, with the separate Hoole Village approximately 1 …

By the mid-14 th Century, it was a waste piece of land used by the Earls of Chester for sheltering their people in time of war. In fact, Hole Heath became known as a sanctuary for fugitive strangers who sought the Earls’ protection during disturbing times. It was first called Hoole in the 32 nd year of Henry VIII’s reign (1540).

Hoole Heath, like Rudheath 2198 and King's Marsh 75supra, was a sanctuary. Its function was 'that in time of war in Wales, all lawful men of the earl of Chester…were wont to have refuge and receipt on Hoole Heath with their goods, neces- saries, and beasts, for a year and a day' and that the citizens of Chester should have common of pasture ...

During the reign of Henry VIII, there is a record of the name of the township of Hole as Hoole. Hole-Hey later became Hoole Heath. Another spelling of the name is Howl on seventeenth century maps, e.g. Ogilby York to West Chester, showing …

The cache is situated in a suburb of Chester near the former Hoole Heath an area reported to be the site of the last skirmishes following the 1645 Civil War - Battle of Rowton Heath. You are looking for a ‘Stray Shot’, cannon ball and camouflage canister with a log and pencil.

HOOLE, a village and a township in Plemonstall parish, Cheshire. The village stands near the Chester and Manchester railway, 2¼ miles NNE of Chester; and has a constabulary office, a lecture hall and reading room, and a national school.-The township comprises 743 acres.

During the Civil War the Chester endured a long and damaging siege before surrendering to the Parliamentary forces in February 1646. A battle was fought on 24th September 1645 and is generally known as the Battle of Rowton Moor (or Rowton Heath), with some of the fighting being said to have taken place on or near "Hoole Heath".