Hawley, Hampshire
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Hawley is a village located in the northeast corner of the county of Hampshire in the UK. It lies in the parish of Blackwater and Hawley and is administered by Blackwater & Hawley Parish Council. It adjoins the small town of Blackwater and is considered as one of its suburbs. It is situated 5 km (3 miles) north of Farnborough, Hampshire, 53 km (33 miles) west-southwest of London and less than 1 km south of Blackwater, on the westernmost edge of the Blackwater Valley conurbation.
Hawley has a village hall (Hawley Memorial Hall), village green (Hawley Green), church (Holy Trinity & All Saints), equestrian centre (Hawley Equitation), private leisure centre (the Blackwater & Hawley Leisure Centre), a cricket ground and a playground area for children. It is regarded as one of the most affluent communities within the entire Blackwater Valley area.
There are also two schools in Hawley, Hawley Primary, and Hawley Place School, an independent day school comprising a mixed nursery and junior school, and a girls-only secondary school. Hawley Place School
Some 3 km (2 miles) to the southwest of the village lies Hawley Lake (via a forest walk of approximately 20 minutes from Hawley Green), which is used by the British Army for basic sailing training and also houses a private boating club. The lake is used by people with various craft such as dinghies, small sailboats, jet-skis and speedboats (water-skiing is also popular). There is also a beach on its southern shore which is popular with local residents. Each Bonfire Night a spectacular pyrotechnics display is staged by the Army on the lake's small islets, attracting thousands of visitors from many miles around.
