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PLACENAME: Hyle Lake (first mentioned 1687). The name of a roadstead, now silted up, off the north-west coast of Wirral, east of Hilbre, inside Hoyle Bank. Hylake 1709; Hoyle Lake 1796.
Two lighthouses, one wooden, one brick, were in existence in the 1760s. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. 
Stanley's Royal Hotel (1792) on Stanley Road was a remnant of the establishment of a bathing resort in the township. It was demolished in the mid 20th century. Back to the top | Back up to West Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
