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PLACENAME: Hotone (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Farm on a hill or promontory, from höh tün. Hotun 1178; Hoton 1274; Hutton 1344; Hoghton 1346; Hothon 1545.
Hooton Hall (Post Medieval) once stood on the site now occupied by a Vauxhall Motors Plant. "The ancient Hall of Hooton, a very large timber building, erected by licence from Henry VII, was taken down in 1778". This building was rebuilt and later Victorianised. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Two sites, a barrow and a possible henge, have been located in the south of the township. They may be Bronze Age. The archaeological evaluation of the Bridgewater Gas Supply Line revealed an area of Medieval ridge and furrow farming to the north of the settlement. Back to the top | Back up to East Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
