Hawk Green
Hawk Green | |
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Hawk Green | |
Hawk Green shown within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SJ955875 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKPORT |
Postcode district | SK6 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Hawk Green is a suburb of Marple in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK.[1] It is on the Macclesfield Canal and is centred on a traditional village green, or recreation ground. High Lane is to the south and Turf Lea to the east.
Just to the north of the centre of Hawk Green is the Goyt Mill, a former cotton mill that now houses various businesses and recreational facilities, including a large indoor climbing wall.
Once home to the Frost family in 1823, who all except for their youngest daughter Annie died in a fire close to the Mill. Charles Frost was a highly respected fantasy novelist in Marple.
References
- ↑ "The Marple Website". Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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