Hawk Green is a suburb of Marple

Marple, Greater Manchester

Marple is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Goyt southeast of Stockport.Historically part of Cheshire, Marple has a population of 23,480 .-Toponymy:...

, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

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, UK

United Kingdom

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. It lies on the Macclesfield Canal

Macclesfield Canal

The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England, one of the six that make up the Cheshire Ring.-Route:The canal runs from Marple Junction at Marple, where it joins the Upper Peak Forest Canal, , southwards , before arriving at Bosley.Having descended the 12 Bosley Locks over the course...

, and is centred around a traditional village green

Village green

A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...

, or recreation ground. High Lane

High Lane

High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Cheshire, it is five miles from Stockport, on the Macclesfield Canal. It has a population of 5852.-Governance:...

 lies to the south, with the small hamlet of Turf Lea

Turf Lea

Turf Lea is a hamlet located at the end of The Ridge, above Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK.Nearby is Wybersley Hall, where the author Christopher Isherwood was born, as well, probably, as the jurist John Bradshaw....

 to the east.

Situated just to the north of the centre of Hawk Green is the Goyt Mill, a former cotton mill

Cotton mill

A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....

 that now houses various businesses and recreational facilities, including a large indoor

Indoor climbing

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 climbing wall

Climbing wall

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.

Once home to the Frost family in 1823 who all died except for their youngest daughter Annie, in a tragic fire close to the Mill.
Charles Frost (father) was a highly respected writer in Marple

Marple

Marple may refer to:As a place:* Marple, Greater Manchester* Marple Bridge, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England.* Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in the United StatesAs a surname:...

at the time, who wrote many fantasy novels.

External links

• The Hawk Green Brass Band
• The Ridge Methodist Church - website featuring pictures of the environs