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Marple, Greater Manchester
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| Marple | |
  Marple shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 23,480 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Hazel Grove |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Marple is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in the southeast corner of Greater Manchester, England.
Historically part of Cheshire, Marple has a population of 23,480 (2001 Census).
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Marple is close to Derbyshire and is bordered by Hawk Green, High Lane, Marple Bridge, Mellor, New Mills, Moor End, Strines and Mill Brow.
The area covers just over 11 square miles (28 km²) of countryside, ranging from heavily wooded valleys to hill-top moorland. It rises from around 80 metres above sea level at the River Goyt to 327 metres 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 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.[1] The parish and district was expanded in 1936 by gaining Ludworth and Mellor from the Chapel en le Frith Rural District, an area of around 4,000 acres.[2] 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.[3]
Marple is twinned with the town of Motril on the eastern Costa del Sol in Spain.[4]
Known as Merpille by the early 13th century, probably from the words maere and pyll meaning "a pool or stream near the boundary".[5]
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The village is served by two railway stations: Marple Station (on the Hope Valley line) and Rose Hill Marple Station. It is also the junction of the Peak Forest Canal and the Macclesfield Canal. The two canals form part of the Cheshire Ring canal system.[6] Marple Aqueduct can be found a short walk from the village centre. The village has many bus services running through it, most of which go to Stockport via the A626 and Offerton, along with an hourly service to Glossop in Derbyshire and Stepping Hill Hospital in the other direction. It also has bus services to Hayfield and New Mills also in Derbyshire.
Its secondary school - Marple Hall - sits on the site of the ancestral home of the Bradshaw-Isherwood family. There is also Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College (formerly Ridge Danyers College) a local college offering courses to young people and adults. There are 4 primary schools in Marple; All Saints, Peacefield, Rose Hill and The Dale. Additionally there is a thriving independent school and nursery Brabyns Preparatory School.
Marple Athletic JFC, founded in 1985, play their home matches at Marple Hall School and at the nearby Brabyns Park. Like Rose Hill Rovers, MAJFC compete in the Stockport Metro League. The Rosehill Rovers football team play at the Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College site, competing in the Stockport Metro League.[7]
Marple Cricket Club was formed in approximately 1900 and has been based at its Bowden Lane Headquarters since 1951. The club is a member of the Cheshire Cricket League and currently plays in Division 1. The club runs four senior teams, the First and Second Teams playing on Saturdays and the Third and Fourth Teams on Sundays in Division 3 of the Cheshire County League. The club also has a thriving junior section.
Marple Golf Club, founded in 1892, is located in Hawk Green, Marple. It is an 18 hole private members course.
Since 1932 Marple has had its own cinema, in a building originally designed (in 1878) as a place of worship/refuge. After the building was purchased in 1932 by "The Marple Cinema Company" it became The Regent cinema.[8] It remains open to this day,[9] as one of the few independent cinemas in the UK. Marple also hosts the Carver Theatre,[10] originally built as a Boy's Club and gymnasium.[11] The Carver Theatre now annually hosts the 1st Marple Scout and Guide Gang Show every March.
- John Bradshaw (1602-1659) President of the court that tried King Charles I.
- Tony Wilson, journalist and record label owner moved to Marple at the age of 5 with his parents.[12]
- Samuel Oldknow, the industrialist who created a huge textile empire and became Britain's leading manufacturer of muslin moved to Marple after serving an apprenticeship in Nottingham. His lime kilns can still be seen in Marple.[13]
- Edmund Cooper (1926-1982) was a poet and prolific writer of science fiction and detective novels.
- Christopher Finney, recipient of the George Cross.
- Karl Davies is now a popular actor who once attended Marple Hall School.
- Bob Whittaker was a presenter on Granada Reports. Now runs Orion TV in London.
- Timmy Mallet
- Chris Fawkes is a BBC weather forecaster who once attended Marple Hall School
- Christopher Isherwood
- ^ Vision of Britain - Marple parish (historic map)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Marple Urban District (historic map)
- ^ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
- ^ "Toasting their Spanish twins", Stockport Express, November 12, 2003.
- ^ Districts & Townships of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County. manchester2002-uk.com.
- ^ Inland Waterways around Greater Manchester : The Cheshire Ring Canal System. manchester2002-uk.com.
- ^ Cheadle and Marple Football League. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Peter Clarke. From Tearooms to Terminator - The Regent Cinema. marple-uk.com.
- ^ Regent Cinema Marple. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Carver Theatre. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Peter Clarke. Hollins Mill - Disappeared without trace. marple-uk.com.
- ^ "Anthony H Wilson : Excerpts from the Interview with Eyewitness in Manchester 30 April", Eyewitness, April 30, 1998.
- ^ Mark Whittaker. The Lime Kilns. marple-uk.com.