The District of Marple is situated in the South East corner of Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It adjoins the Cheshire / Derbyshire boundary and includes the "villages" of Marple, Mellor, Hawk Green, High Lane, Marple Bridge, Moor End, Strines and the hamlet of Mill Brow. The District covers just over 11 square miles of attractive countryside, ranging from heavily wooded valleys to hill-top moorland. It rises from around 300ft above sea level at the lowest point on the River Goyt to just over 1000ft at Cobden Edge. On a clear day it is possible to view the four counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire from the top of these hills. The Peak District countryside surrounding Marple offers many pleasant walks and rambles, there being 66 mile of public footpaths in the Urban District alone.
Postwar residential development in the District has resulted in an increase in the population from 12,880 in 1950 to approximately 27,000 in the early 1990's. This growth and the resulting increase in demand has brought improved shopping facilities, including the pedestrianisation of Market Street and Derby Way and the development on the former Hollins Mill site has made Marple into an attractive little "town" without losing too much of its "village" identity.
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You can visit Marple by train, bus, car or even on a narrowboat via the Macclesfield or Peak Forest Canals.
Marple has two train stations; Rose Hill and Marple.
The following bus services come to Marple:
358 Stockport - Marple - New Mills - Hayfield;
375 Stockport - Stepping Hill - Offerton - Mellor;
383 Stockport - Marple - Romiley Circular;
384 Stockport - Bredbury - Romiley - Marple Circular;
394 Stepping Hill - Marple - Gamesley - Glossop.
Car parks
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It's official! Memorial Park is one of the UK's Favourite Parks!
Friends of the Park were delighted to learn that their park was voted by the public as one of 14 favourite parks in the North West in a 2022 poll of the UK's Favourite Parks organised by Fields in Trust. Bramhall Park was the only other Stockport park to make the list, so congratulations to them too. Read more on the Friends of Marple Memorial Park web site.
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