[1] The name Hooton means "hill-spur farm/settlement" and likely derives from the Old English words hōh (s sharply projecting tract of land) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement).

Sir William Stanley obtained a licence to crenellate in 1487 but built a half timbered manor house in 1488 which survived until 1788 when it was demolished.

The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal nearby contributed to the last private owner, Richard Naylor, abandoning it as a place of residence.

The empty hall was requisitioned at the outbreak of the First World War and used as a military hospital and officer's mess, with barracks erected in the grounds.

[5] In 1917 RAF Hooton Park airfield was built with three double Belfast Hangars to train pilots for World War I from Canada and the United States.

Hooton railway station lies on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network, with frequent trains to Liverpool, Chester and Ellesmere Port.