A tiny village on the Wirral started with just nine homes and eventually had its own airport.
Hooton, which is in the southern part of the peninsula, can be first traced back in the Domesday Book as Hotone and was reportedly under the ownership of Richard de Vernon, and consisted of only nine houses. William the Conqueror granted the lands of Hooton to Adam de Aldithly in 1070 before being eventually passed down to the Stanley family.
The village went through many changes through the decades, including having Hooton Hall which was designed for the fifth Baronet Sir William Stanley. In the 19th century after Sir Massey Stanley went bankrupt due to his high living, the family decided to sell the estate.
