40-470: Hawk Green is a suburb of Marple, Greater Manchester , England , on the Macclesfield Canal around a traditional village green . High Lane is to the south and Turf Lea to the east. Just to the north of the centre of Hawk Green is Goyt Mill, a former cotton mill that now houses various businesses and recreational facilities, including a large indoor climbing wall . It was once home to
80-467: A police station , served by Greater Manchester Police , close to the library and Memorial Park. It also has a fire station, run by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service , located behind the Asda supermarket in the town centre. Since 1932, Marple has had a cinema in a building designed in 1878 as a place of worship or refuge. The building was purchased in 1932 by the 'Marple Cinema Company' and became
120-600: A community-based station which broadcast from Stockport . The town is served by the local newspaper the Manchester Evening News . In 2008, Marple was used as the setting for the BBC drama Sunshine . Marple featured in a 2010 BBC documentary on Dr Beeching which described the long-term effects of axing much of the UK railway network in the 1960s. The programme highlighted the transport issues and how getting
160-556: A direct train from Marple to Stockport was now impossible and the road traffic made the journey one of the most difficult in the UK. Marple is notable for its series of 16 canal locks, known as Marple Lock Flight , close to the village centre. The Peak Forest Canal skirts the village, north running alongside Marple Memorial Park and Brabyns Park until it reaches the Marple Aqueduct and on to Dukinfield Junction , and south towards Bugsworth Basin . Macclesfield Canal meets
200-781: A fan that while she was staying with a sister in Cheshire (her elder sister Margaret "Madge" had married Sir James Watt of Abney Hall) they went to a sale at Marple Hall. There Christie bought two Jacobean oak chairs which she still possessed at the time of writing and, wanting a name for her old-maid character in The Thirteen Problems , she thought of Jane Marple . The town falls within the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive area, with public transport provided by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The town
240-534: A single seedling, and spread by means of root suckers ; new stems in the colony may appear at up to 30–40 m (100–130 ft) from the parent tree. Each individual tree can live for 40–150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, this is for thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground. For this reason, it is considered to be an indicator of ancient woodlands. One such colony in Utah, given
280-479: Is base-rich , meaning aspens are important hosts for bryophytes and act as food plants for the larvae of butterfly ( Lepidoptera ) species—see List of Lepidoptera that feed on poplars. Young aspen bark is an important seasonal forage for the European hare and other animals in early spring. Aspen is also a preferred food of the European beaver . Elk , deer , and moose not only eat the leaves but also strip
320-539: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marple, Greater Manchester Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , Greater Manchester , England. It is on the River Goyt , 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Manchester , 9 miles (14 km) north of Macclesfield and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Stockport . In 2021 , it had a population of 12,980. Within
360-466: Is also a popular animal bedding, since it lacks the phenols associated with pine and juniper , which are thought to cause respiratory system ailments in some animals. Heat-treated aspen is a popular material for the interiors of saunas . While standing trees sometimes tend to rot from the heart outward, the dry timber weathers very well, becoming silvery-grey and resistant to rotting and warping, and has traditionally been used for rural construction in
400-514: Is also an independent school and nursery, Brabyns Preparatory School. Marple Rugby Club has three adult teams, and a "Marple Minis Rugby" outfit with teams from age 7 to 17. Marple Cricket Club was formed in c. 1900 and has been based at Bowden Lane since 1951. The club is a member of the ECB Cheshire County Cricket League. The club runs five senior teams: the first, second and ‘2A’ teams play on Saturdays and
440-650: Is often incorrectly thought to be named after the railway station, at which Christie was once delayed. Her grandson, Matthew Pritchard, cleared that up in July 2015 by bringing a letter to the station's 150th anniversary, which was, coincidentally, the 125th anniversary of the author's birth. The actual source of the name was Marple Hall, as discussed in the Marple Hall section above. The town has many bus services, which are operated primarily by Stagecoach Manchester and High Peak . Key routes include: The town lies along
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#1732793165660480-477: Is represented on Stockport Borough Council in two three-member electoral wards called Marple North and Marple South by six councillors; four Liberal Democrats and two Conservatives . Stockport Borough Council has 63 councillors in 21 wards, of whom 26 are Liberal Democrats, 21 are Labour , 13 are Conservative, and 3 others, as of May 2015. For the United Kingdom Parliament , Marple is in
520-634: Is served by two railway stations: Marple and Rose Hill Marple ; both are on the Hope Valley Line . Marple station hosts regular services between Manchester Piccadilly , New Mills Central and Sheffield . Rose Hill was originally on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway , which was closed in 1970, and is now at the end of a spur providing services to Manchester Piccadilly, via the Hyde loop. The Agatha Christie character Miss Marple
560-712: The A626 , which runs between Glossop and Heaton Chapel . It has a junction in the centre of Marple with the B6101, which heads south to New Mills . Education in Marple is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council . There are two primary schools, the secondary Marple Hall School which occupies the site of the ancestral home of the Bradshaw-Isherwood family. Marple Sixth Form College (formerly Ridge Danyers College) offers courses to young people and adults. There
600-489: The Cheshire Ring . In the early 1900s the town prospered from the success of cotton in nearby Stockport and Manchester ; the canals in the area served as a link with other industrial towns. In 1936, Marple Urban District , at the time part of Cheshire , annexed from Derbyshire the parish of Ludworth and Mellor. Marple grew as a residential suburb of Stockport after the arrival of frequent bus and rail services in
640-726: The Hazel Grove constituency, which is represented by Lisa Smart , a Liberal Democrat, elected in 2024 , gaining the seat from the Conservatives. Marple is twinned with the town Motril in the province of Granada in Spain. Water is supplied to the area by United Utilities . The nearest NHS hospital is Stepping Hill in Stockport, which is run by the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust . Marple has
680-645: The Ludworth area where there are standing stones and tumuli . This was confirmed around 1998 when an archaeological dig in Mellor revealed many clues about the existence of Marple's earliest residents. The area was predominantly within the Macclesfield Forest , and was omitted from the Domesday Book survey. The first mention of the area was in 1122 in a deed for the sale of land. In 1220
720-576: The Middlewood Way , a shared use path following the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway line south from Rose Hill to Macclesfield. The first reference to Marple in written history was to Merpel , believed to be derived from the Old English maere pill , meaning 'the stream at the boundary'. Scientists estimate that the earliest residents of the area settled several millennia ago. There are clues to their existence around
760-575: The Peak Forest Canal at Marple Junction , and heads towards Birmingham . The two canals form part of the Cheshire Ring canal system ; the canals served as a vital link during the Industrial Revolution. Nowadays they provide an area of relaxation for walkers, anglers and boaters. The Roman Lakes leisure complex, in the valley bottom close to Strines, is popular with walkers, anglers, nature lovers and horse riders. The area
800-664: The 1920s. The area, close to Derbyshire, covers just over 11 square miles (28 km ) of countryside, ranging from heavily wooded valleys to hill-top moorland. It rises from around 262 feet (80 m) above sea level at the River Goyt to 1,073 feet (327 m) at Cobden Edge. On a clear day it is possible to view the Beetham Tower in Manchester as well as the city centre, the Winter Hill TV transmitter and
840-670: The East Cheshire Winter League. There is a junior section and extensive coaching programme. Marple Golf Club, founded in 1892, is in Hawk Green, Marple. It is an 18-hole private members' course. Aspen Aspen is a common name for certain tree species; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section Populus , of the Populus genus . These species are called aspens: Aspen trees are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in
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#1732793165660880-792: The Frost family who, in 1823, except for their youngest daughter, Annie, died in a fire close to it. Charles Frost was a fantasy novelist. Hawk Green Cricket Club is on Rhode Fields, off Upper Hibbert Lane. The 1st and 2nd XI senior teams compete in the Cheshire Cricket League, a Womans XI competes in the Cheshire Womans Cricket League and a junior section plays in the Cheshire County Cricket League Junior Section. This Greater Manchester location article
920-474: The Isherwoods. It was demolished in 1959 after it was offered to the council in 1954 by the writer Christopher Isherwood , who had inherited it. By this time the hall had been ransacked by vandals and looters. Much of the estate is now residential housing or the school. The old hall foundations can be seen on the corner of Marple Hall Drive. There is a plaque on a piece of stone, the only remaining lintel from
960-578: The Peak Forest Canals over the River Goyt , was designed by Benjamin Outram , a pioneer in the building of canals and tramways. Seven men lost their lives during its construction. Samuel Oldknow died in 1828; his mill was destroyed by fire in 1892. These navigations accelerated Marple's growth, but eventually declined into disrepair when the railway arrived in 1865. They have since been restored for use by leisure narrowboats , now forming part of
1000-669: The Regent Cinema. It remains open as one of the few independent cinemas in the UK. The town has two brass bands : the Marple Band and the Hawk Green (Marple) Band. Local news and television programmes are provided by Salford -based BBC North West and ITV Granada . Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Manchester , Heart North West , Smooth North West , Capital Manchester and Lancashire , Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West and Your FM ,
1040-436: The bark with their front teeth. Aspen wood is white and soft, but fairly strong, and has low flammability. It has a number of uses, notably for making matches and paper where its low flammability makes it safer to use than most other woods. Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called excelsior (wood wool) . Aspen flakes are the most common species of wood used to make oriented strand boards . It
1080-551: The boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, the town lies along the Peak Forest Canal which contains the Marple Lock Flight and Marple Aqueduct . The Roman Lakes, to the south-east of the town centre, attracts anglers and walkers. The town is served by two railway stations: Marple and Rose Hill Marple , providing access to the rail network in Greater Manchester and beyond. It is also close to
1120-855: The burned landscape, devoid of other competing tree species. Aspens have increased in popularity as a forestry cultivation species, mostly because of their fast growth rate and ability to regenerate from sprouts. This lowers the cost of reforestation after harvesting since no planting or sowing is required. Recently, aspen populations have been declining in some areas ("Sudden Aspen Death"). This has been attributed to several different factors, such as climate change , which exacerbates drought and modifies precipitation patterns. Recruitment failure from herbivory or grazing prevents new trees from coming up after old trees die. Additionally, successional replacement by conifers due to fire suppression alters forest diversity and creates conditions where aspen may be at less of an advantage. In contrast with many trees, aspen bark
1160-489: The construction of terraces to house mill workers and the formation of a village centre filled with private businesses. Samuel Oldknow also played a large role in the development of the town in addition to his mills; there is still a street named Oldknow Road in Marple today. He built workers' cottages and churches, introduced aspen trees to the area, and assisted in the constructions of the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals . Marple Aqueduct , which opened in 1800, carries
1200-420: The fire burns out. The high stem turnover rate combined with the clonal growth leads to proliferation in aspen colonies. The high stem turnover regime supports a diverse herbaceous understory. Aspen seedlings do not thrive in the shade, and it is difficult for seedlings to establish in an already mature aspen stand. Fire indirectly benefits aspen trees, since it allows the saplings to flourish in open sunlight in
1240-545: The house. The shutters from its windows are restored and on display in Marple Library. The hall overlooked the River Goyt and it is still possible to walk from there to the river following a pathway which once led to the Dooley Lane entrance to the estate. Nearby Brabyn's Hall suffered a similar fate. Wyberslegh Hall , now in private ownership, stood ruined for a time. In a letter, Agatha Christie explained to
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1280-477: The land passed to the Vernon family where it remained for several generations. The pre– Industrial Revolution inhabitants of the village mostly worked on small farms and others specialised in linen weaving and hatting. After 1790, Samuel Oldknow transformed much of this lifestyle, with the construction of lime kilns and mills as part of the Industrial Revolution. The population of the village began to rise, with
1320-412: The nickname of " Pando ", has been estimated to be as old as 80,000 years, if validated, this would be making it possibly the oldest living colony of aspens. Some aspen colonies become very large with time, spreading about 1 m (3 ft) per year, eventually covering many hectares. They are able to survive forest fires , because the roots are below the heat of the fire, and new sprouts appear after
1360-408: The north of the northern hemisphere , extending south at high-altitude areas such as mountains or high plains. They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15–30 m (50–100 ft) tall. In North America, the aspen is referred to as quaking aspen or trembling aspen because the leaves "quake" or tremble in the wind. This is due to their flattened petioles which reduce aerodynamic drag on
1400-479: The surrounding counties of Cheshire , Derbyshire , Lancashire and West Yorkshire and the mountains of North Wales from the top of these hills. In 1866 Marple became a civil parish in Cheshire and in 1894 the parish formed an urban district . In 1974 the urban district was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport . Marple
1440-510: The third and fourth teams on Sundays. The club also has a junior section. The cricket club built a squash section in the 1970s, which has three courts and four teams playing regular club squash. Brabyns Tennis Club has four clay courts and three floodlit artificial grass courts, enabling year-round play. The club has several men's and ladies' teams in the Slazenger North East Cheshire League and mixed teams in
1480-431: The trunk and branches. Aspens typically grow in environments that are otherwise dominated by coniferous tree species, and which are often lacking other large deciduous tree species. Aspens have evolved several adaptations that aid their survival in such environments. One is the flattened leaf petiole, which reduces aerodynamic drag during high winds and decreases the likelihood of trunk or branch damage. Dropping leaves in
1520-469: The winter (like most but not all other deciduous plants) also helps to prevent damage from heavy winter snow. Additionally, the bark is photosynthetic, meaning that growth is still possible after the leaves have been dropped. The bark also contains lenticels that serve as pores for gas exchange (similar to the stomata on leaves). Aspens are also aided by the rhizomatic nature of their root systems. Most aspens grow in large clonal colonies , derived from
1560-600: Was named in the Victorian era as an attraction to tourists, not because it had links with the Romans (also true of Roman Bridge, a packhorse bridge over the Goyt). In the area closest to the river there was a mill built by Samuel Oldknow and destroyed by fire in 1892. In 2011, volunteers uncovered the wheelpit and entrance footings to the mill and are currently seeking funds to continue the exploration. The wheelpit, which when built
1600-476: Was the largest in the world, is now viewable. The Middlewood Way is a 10-mile walking and cycling path between Marple and Macclesfield, following the line of the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway . Marple Hall was close to where Marple Hall School now stands. The remains of the hall can be explored, though very little remains. The hall was the ancestral home of the Bradshaws and passed to
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