Hawk Green is a suburb of
Marple, Greater Manchester,
England
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, on the
Macclesfield Canal around a traditional
village green
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.
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
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. It was once home to 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.
Sport
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.
References
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Marple, Greater Manchester
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