Marple, Greater Manchester
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Marple is a small town within 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...

, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, England. It lies on the River Goyt southeast of Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

.

Historically
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...

 part of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, Marple has a population of 23,480 (2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

).

Toponymy

Known as Merpille by the early 13th century, probably from the words maere and pyll meaning "a pool or stream near the boundary".

Early history

It is believed that the earliest residents of the area settled here several millennia ago, as a Celtic tribe There are clues of their existence dotted around the Ludworth
Ludworth, Greater Manchester
Ludworth is an area of Marple, Greater Manchester in Greater Manchester. Ludworth Civil Parish was created in 1896; it was part of Glossop Dale Rural District until 1934 when it was transferred to Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District. In 1936 it was transferred, along with Mellor to Marple Urban...

 area, with the Ludworth Standing Stones and the Tumuli, where they buried their dead. Much of this was confirmed around 1998 when an archaeological dig in Mellor
Mellor, Greater Manchester
Mellor is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Mellor, situated between Marple Bridge and New Mills, runs along a tributary of the River Goyt. It extends from the start of the old turnpike road at the boundary of Marple Bridge to the current county...

 revealed many clues about the existence of Marple's earliest residents.
The area was predominantly woodland lying within the large Macclesfield Forest, and as such was omitted from the Doomsday survey. The first mention of the area was in 1122 in a deed for the sale of land.
1220 saw the land pass to the Vernon family where it remained for several generations
The pre-industrial revolution inhabitants of the village mostly worked on small agricultural farms in the area. With others specialising in linen weaving and hatting. After 1790, Samuel Oldknow
Samuel Oldknow
thumb|Samuel OldknowSamuel Oldknow was an English cotton manufacturer.Samuel Oldknow Jnr, the eldest son of Samuel Oldknow Sr and Margaret Foster, was born 5 October 1756 in Anderton, near Chorley, Lancashire, and died 18 September 1828 at Mellor Lodge, Derbyshire. He had an elder sister named...

 transformed much of this lifestyle, with the construction of lime kilns and mills in the area. The industrial revolution had arrived, and the population of the village began to rise with the construction of terraces to house mill workers and the formation of a village centre filled with private businesses.

Recent history

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 vital link with other industrial hubs making Marple a very important area of infrastructure. The railway arrived in the mid 1800s and this saw the demise of the canal as a transport link. The railway opened the village to commuters. The village is still very much a commuter village for nearby Stockport and Manchester. It is also a popular choice for those who wish to be situated between Manchester and Sheffield due to the central location.

Geography

Marple is close to Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 and is bordered by Hawk Green
Hawk Green
Hawk Green is a suburb of Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. It lies on the Macclesfield Canal, and is centred around a traditional village green, 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:...

, Marple Bridge
Marple Bridge
Marple Bridge is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Goyt, which runs through the centre of the village, and is close to the town of Marple....

, Mellor
Mellor, Greater Manchester
Mellor is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Mellor, situated between Marple Bridge and New Mills, runs along a tributary of the River Goyt. It extends from the start of the old turnpike road at the boundary of Marple Bridge to the current county...

, New Mills
New Mills
New Mills is a town in Derbyshire, England approximately south-east of Stockport and from Manchester. It is sited at the confluence of the rivers Goyt and Sett, on the border of Cheshire. The town stands above the Torrs, a deep gorge, cut through Woodhead Hill Sandstone of the Carboniferous period...

, Moor End, Strines
Strines
Strines is a village in Greater Manchester, located in the valley of the River Goyt midway between Marple and New Mills and about six miles southeast of Stockport. The village falls mainly within Marple parish and Stockport metropolitan borough, though a small part falls within the boundaries of...

 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
Beetham Tower, Manchester
Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....

 in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 as well as the city centre, the Winter Hill
Winter Hill (Lancashire)
Winter Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is high...

 TV transmitter and the surrounding counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 and West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

 and the mountains of North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...

 from the top of these hills.

Governance

In 1866 Marple became a civil parish in Cheshire and in 1894 the parish formed an urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....

. The parish and district was expanded in 1936 by gaining Ludworth and Mellor from the Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small town in Derbyshire, England, on the edge of the Peak District near the border with Cheshire, from Manchester. Dubbed "The Capital of the Peak District", the settlement was established by the Normans in the 12th century, originally as a hunting lodge within the Forest...

 rural district
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...

, an area of around
4000 acres (16.2 km²). In 1974 the urban district was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

 to form part of 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...

.

Marple is twinned with the town Motril
Motril
Motril is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Granada, Spain.Motril is the second largest town in the province, with a population of 59,163 as of 2008...

 in the province of Granada in Spain.

Landmarks

Marple is probably most famous for the series of canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...

 locks, which sit just outside the village centre. The canal circles around the outskirts of the village, alongside both Marple Memorial Park and then along Brabyns Park until it reaches the Marple Aqueduct and onwards along the Peak Forest Canal
Peak Forest Canal
The Peak Forest Canal, is a narrow locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.-General description:...

. The canal served as a vital link for the village during the industrial revolution and is to be thanked for the sustained population in the area. Nowadays it provides an area of relaxation for walkers, anglers and boaters. The area is abundant with wildlife.

The Roman Lakes leisure complex within Marple is popular with walkers, anglers, nature lovers and horse riders. It is located in the valley bottom close to Strines
Strines
Strines is a village in Greater Manchester, located in the valley of the River Goyt midway between Marple and New Mills and about six miles southeast of Stockport. The village falls mainly within Marple parish and Stockport metropolitan borough, though a small part falls within the boundaries of...

. The area was named in the Victorian era as an attraction to tourists, and not due to the fact it had links with the Romans. This is also true for the picturesque Roman Bridge with spans the river. The area is a beautiful undisturbed natural landscape, with rich pastures, a flowing river and spectacular surroundings. The area closest to the river was once a mill built by Samuel Oldknow
Samuel Oldknow
thumb|Samuel OldknowSamuel Oldknow was an English cotton manufacturer.Samuel Oldknow Jnr, the eldest son of Samuel Oldknow Sr and Margaret Foster, was born 5 October 1756 in Anderton, near Chorley, Lancashire, and died 18 September 1828 at Mellor Lodge, Derbyshire. He had an elder sister named...

, it is now ruined and overgrown.

The Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct, also known as the Grand Aqueduct, carries the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England....

 is an impressive landmark which towers high above the River Goyt as it carries the Peak Forest Canal.

The Middlewood Way is a popular 10-mile walking/cycling path starting at Marple and ending at Macclesfield, following the now defunct railway line.

In 2008, Marple was used as the setting for the BBC Drama Sunshine
Sunshine (UK TV series)
Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC1 from the co-writers of The Royle Family and Early Doors. These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series.-Plot:...

. Many of the locations used in the programme are in and around the Marple area. Marple also featured on a BBC Documentary on Dr Beeching and the effect of axing the Railway. The programme highlighted the transport issues in Marple, and how getting the train from Marple to Stockport was impossible, and the traffic was bad making the journey one of the most difficult in the UK.

In 2010, Marple was used as the filming location for BBC3's "White Van Man" starring Will Mellor as a man who reluctantly takes over his father's painting and decorating business.

Marple Hall

Marple Hall is located close to where Marple Hall School now stands.
The remains of the once grand hall can be explored, though very little actually remains. The House was home to the Bradshaws and was their ancestral home, later passing to the Isherwoods. The house was demolished in 1959 after an offer of the house in 1954 to the council by the writer Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood was an English-American novelist.-Early life and work:Born at Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire in North West England, Isherwood spent his childhood in various towns where his father, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, was stationed...

, who had inherited the hall, though at this time it was too late, and the hall had become ransacked by vandals and looters.Much of the estate is now either residential housing or the school. The old hall foundations can still be seen on the corner of Marple Hall Drive. There is a plaque from a piece of stone which is the only remaining lintel from the house. The shutters from the windows of the house are restored and on display in Marple Library. Legend has it that the ghost of a headless woman haunts the grassed area around the ruins. The Hall overlooked the River Goyt and it is still possible to walk from the Hall down to the River, following the old pathway which once led to the Dooley Lane entrance to the estate. There are cobbles leading from Marple Hall Drive down to the Hall which are originals. Many old grand trees in the area also date from the time of the Hall.

Sadly this is not the only ruined hall in the Marple area with nearby Brabyns Hall suffering a similar fate. Wybersley Hall
Wybersley Hall
Wyberslegh Hall is a large house dating from the 16th century, on the edge of the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. Now in private ownership, Wyberslegh Hall was formerly the home of eldest sons of the Bradshaw family...

, now in private ownership, also stood ruined for a time.

Present day

Transport

The village is served by two railway stations: Marple Station
Marple railway station
Marple railway station serves Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The other station serving Marple is Rose Hill railway station....

 (on the Hope Valley line
Hope Valley Line
The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. It was completed in 1894.From Sheffield, trains head down the Midland Main Line to Dore, where the Hope Valley Line branches off to run through the Totley Tunnel .It emerges in the stunning scenery of the Hope...

) and Rose Hill Marple Station
Rose Hill Marple railway station
Rose Hill Marple railway station is one of two stations serving Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, the other being Marple railway station....

 (originally on the now-defunct Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
The Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway was a railway line, 16 km long, linking Macclesfield with Marple in east Cheshire, England, opened in 1869 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and the North Staffordshire Railway , as a part of an alternative link between...

). It is also the junction of the Peak Forest Canal
Peak Forest Canal
The Peak Forest Canal, is a narrow locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.-General description:...

 and 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...

. The two canals form part of the Cheshire Ring canal system. Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct, also known as the Grand Aqueduct, carries the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England....

 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
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...

 via the A626 and Offerton
Offerton, Greater Manchester
Offerton is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It includes the areas of Bosden Farm, Foggbrook and the Offerton Estate. It has one high school, Offerton School.-History:...

, along with an hourly service to Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...

 in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 and Stepping Hill Hospital
Stepping Hill Hospital
Stepping Hill Hospital in a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester.Stepping Hill Hospital is Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's main hospital, which looks after a population of approximately 350,000 people. Dr C. F. Burke is the Trust's Chief Executive while...

 in the other direction. It also has bus services to Hayfield
Hayfield
Hayfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village lies approximately east of New Mills, south of Glossop and north of Buxton by road....

 and New Mills
New Mills
New Mills is a town in Derbyshire, England approximately south-east of Stockport and from Manchester. It is sited at the confluence of the rivers Goyt and Sett, on the border of Cheshire. The town stands above the Torrs, a deep gorge, cut through Woodhead Hill Sandstone of the Carboniferous period...

, also in Derbyshire.

The Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...

 character Miss Marple
Miss Marple
Jane Marple, usually referred to as Miss Marple, is a fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie's crime novels and in twenty short stories. Miss Marple is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur detective. She is one of the most famous...

 was named after the railway station on the Manchester to Sheffield Hope Valley line, at which Christie was once delayed.

East of Rose Hill station
Rose Hill Marple railway station
Rose Hill Marple railway station is one of two stations serving Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, the other being Marple railway station....

 there is a Manchester overspill council estate which was constructed around the late 1940s-mid 1950s to rehouse people away from Victorian slums of inner-city Manchester or areas of the city destroyed by World War II bombings.

Education

Its secondary school – Marple Hall School – sits on the site of the ancestral home of the Bradshaw-Isherwood
John Bradshaw (judge)
John Bradshaw was an English judge. He is most notable for his role as President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles I and as the first Lord President of the Council of State of the English Commonwealth....

 family. There is also Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College, or CAMSFC, is a sixth form college in Stockport.-Structure:It has two campuses:* Cheadle Hulme - the site of the former girls' and boys' grammar school, which then became the Margaret Danyers College.* Marple...

 (formerly Ridge Danyers College) a local college offering courses to young people and adults. There are 2 primary schools in Marple, Rose Hill, which has recently merged with the schools 'The Dale' & 'Peacefield' and All Saints, which is a Church of England school. Additionally there is an independent school and nursery Brabyns Preparatory School and Bowden House Day Nursery, offering childcare for children ages 6 months to 5 years.

Rugby

Marple Rugby Club play their home matches at Wood Lane. They have 3 Adult teams with their 1st XV currently playing in the South Lancs Cheshire 3 division. They have a healthy Marple Minis Rugby outfit with teams from age 7 to 17.

Football

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.

Cricket & Squash

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 1 & 3 respectively of the Cheshire County League. The club also has a junior section.

The Cricket Club built a squash section in the 1970s and this still thrives today.

The squash section has three courts and four teams playing regular club squash. A junior section has recently opened under qualified coaches from the club's membership.

The club also has a non-playing membership and excellent bar facilities, with a function room available for hire to non-club members. This has been recently re-furbished and is an excellent location for a 21st or a family party. A quality range of beers, including hand pulled guest bitters is available.

Tennis

Brabyns Tennis Club is situated off Brabyns Brow between the canal bridge and the railway station. It has four clay courts and three floodlit artificial grass courts, enabling year-round play. The Club has several Mens and Ladies teams in the Slazenger North East Cheshire League and Mixed teams in the East Cheshire Winter League. There is a strong Junior section and extensive coaching programme.

Golf

Marple Golf Club, founded in 1892, is located in Hawk Green, Marple. It is an 18 hole private members course.

Entertainment

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. It remains open to this day, as one of the few independent cinemas in the UK. Marple also hosts the Carver Theatre, originally built as a Boy's Club and gymnasium. The Carver Theatre now annually hosts the 1st Marple Scout and Guide Gang Show every March.

The village has two brass bands, The Marple Band, and the Hawk Green (Marple) Band.

Hauntings

It is believed that Marple Hall
Marple Hall
Marple Hall School is a specialist language college located in Marple, Greater Manchester.-Admissions:The headteacher is Dr. Rose Hegan. The school is situated just off the Stockport Road on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, near the River Goyt.-Grammar school:The co-educational comprehensive...

 holds the home of many ghosts from the 16th century, seen by students and dog walkers from time to time, a middle aged man and a lady in black.
The Goyt Mill in Hawk Green
Hawk Green
Hawk Green is a suburb of Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. It lies on the Macclesfield Canal, and is centred around a traditional village green, or recreation ground...

 is also said to be one of the most haunted places in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

 from murdered children to suicides, these ghosts can be seen in windows, inside and on the roof of the mill,also around the residential homes across the road.

Notable people

  • John Bradshaw (1602-1659)
    John Bradshaw (judge)
    John Bradshaw was an English judge. He is most notable for his role as President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles I and as the first Lord President of the Council of State of the English Commonwealth....

     President of the court that tried King Charles I
    Charles I of England
    Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

    .
  • Tony Wilson
    Tony Wilson
    Anthony Howard Wilson, commonly known as Tony Wilson , was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC....

     (1950-2007) journalist and record label owner moved to Marple at the age of 5 with his parents.
  • Samuel Oldknow
    Samuel Oldknow
    thumb|Samuel OldknowSamuel Oldknow was an English cotton manufacturer.Samuel Oldknow Jnr, the eldest son of Samuel Oldknow Sr and Margaret Foster, was born 5 October 1756 in Anderton, near Chorley, Lancashire, and died 18 September 1828 at Mellor Lodge, Derbyshire. He had an elder sister named...

    , the industrialist who created a huge textile empire and became Britain's leading manufacturer of muslin
    Muslin
    Muslin |sewing patterns]], such as for clothing, curtains, or upholstery. Because air moves easily through muslin, muslin clothing is suitable for hot, dry climates.- Etymology and history :...

     moved to Marple after serving an apprenticeship in Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

    . His lime kilns can still be seen in Marple.
  • Edmund Cooper
    Edmund Cooper
    Edmund Cooper was an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a children's book. These were published under his own name and several pen names...

     (1926–1982) was a poet and prolific writer of science fiction and detective novels.
  • Christopher Isherwood
    Christopher Isherwood
    Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood was an English-American novelist.-Early life and work:Born at Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire in North West England, Isherwood spent his childhood in various towns where his father, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, was stationed...

     (1904–1986) Although born at nearby Wybersley Hall
    Wybersley Hall
    Wyberslegh Hall is a large house dating from the 16th century, on the edge of the village of High Lane in Greater Manchester, England. Now in private ownership, Wyberslegh Hall was formerly the home of eldest sons of the Bradshaw family...

     family home was Marple Hall
    Marple Hall
    Marple Hall School is a specialist language college located in Marple, Greater Manchester.-Admissions:The headteacher is Dr. Rose Hegan. The school is situated just off the Stockport Road on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, near the River Goyt.-Grammar school:The co-educational comprehensive...

  • Christopher Finney
    Christopher Finney
    Lance-Corporal of Horse Christopher Finney GC is a British soldier of the Blues and Royals awarded the George Cross for bravery under friendly fire during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Finney grew up in Marple, near Stockport, before moving to Dorset and then joining the British Army in September 2000...

    , recipient of the George Cross
    George Cross
    The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...

    .
  • Karl Davies
    Karl Davies
    Karl Davies is an English actor, who portrayed Lyle Anderson in the TV series Kingdom. Previously he had portrayed Robert Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.- Biography :...

     is now a popular actor who attended Marple Hall School.
  • Bob Whittaker
    Bob Whittaker
    Robert Russell "Bob" Whittaker was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Eureka, Kansas, Whittaker attended the Greenwood County public schools....

     was a presenter on Granada Reports
    Granada Reports
    Granada Reports is the flagship regional news programme of ITV franchisee Granada, presented by Tony Morris and Lucy Meacock, and serving the North West of England and the Isle of Man....

    . Now runs Orion TV in London.
  • Timmy Mallett
    Timmy Mallett
    Timmy Mallett is a TV presenter and broadcaster in the UK. He achieved cult status on BBC Radio Oxford and Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and later on TV-am...

     grew up in Marple and attended Rose Hill Primary School.
  • Chris Fawkes
    Chris Fawkes
    Chris Fawkes is a BBC Weather forecaster. He appears regularly on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live...

     is a BBC weather forecaster who attended Marple Hall School.
  • Craig Cash
    Craig Cash
    Craig Cash is an English comedy actor, BAFTA award-winning writer and also a director.-Biography:Cash is best known for playing slightly dull and dopey working-class northern men, particularly Dave Best in the hugely successful BBC sitcom The Royle Family, which he co-wrote with Caroline Aherne...

     Currently lives in Marple.
  • Several musicians, including bands Delphic
    Delphic
    Delphic are an alternative dance band from Marple Bridge, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. They are signed to Polydor and released the single "Counterpoint" in April 2009 through R&S Records, produced by Ewan Pearson...

    , Dutch Uncles
    Dutch Uncles
    Dutch Uncles are an indie band from Manchester. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads.-Biography:...

     and Egyptian Hip Hop (band)
    Egyptian Hip Hop (band)
    Egyptian Hip Hop are an English indie rock band, formed in Greater Manchester in 2008. Their debut EP, "Some Reptiles Grew Wings" was released 20 September 2010 through the Hit Club record label.-Biography:...

     grew up in and around Marple.
  • Stephen Bradbury (artist)
    Stephen Bradbury (artist)
    Stephen Bradbury is an illustrator and painter.- Biography :Stephen Bradbury was born in Ardwick, Manchester, England, in 1954. The eldest of three sons to William and Doreen Bradbury. The family moved from Ardwick to Marple, Cheshire in 1962...

    . Artist and illustrator. Grew up in Marple and attended Marple Hall School.

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