Hawkshaw is a village in the

Metropolitan Borough of Bury The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale. The borough is centred around the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury but also ...

, in

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, England.

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a part of

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, it has a population of around 1,000 people. The village has a small shop and 2 pubs called The Red Lion and The Waggon and Horses. On the A676, west of Greenmount, the road changes its name from Bolton Road to Ramsbottom Road after it crosses Kirklees Brook. The village school is called St Mary's Church of England Primary School. It currently educates around 100 pupils and employs 6 teachers. The school is also connected to St Mary's Church, which is also Church of England. There is a large playing field known to the locals as "the rec". There is a large football pitch, which is currently unused. The children's play area has both adult and toddler swings, a large slide, rocking chairs, and roundabout and a see-saw. The park is enclosed by a low fence. At the end of "the rec", there is a large tennis club, with a club house and 5 tennis courts, 3 of which are under flood-lights. Hawkshaw has an Army Training Camp used as the HQ of the Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. The adjoining Holcombe Ranges is one of the shooting ranges in the United Kingdom. The Physical Ability round of The Krypton Factor was filmed at the base's Assault Course on Holcombe Moor, north of Hawkshaw. The

A676 road List of A roads in Great Britain, A roads in List of A roads zones in Great Britain, zone 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 road (Great Britain), A6 and A7 road (Great Britain), A7 roads, and west of the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 (ro ...

passes through Hawkshaw.

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Villages in Greater Manchester West Pennine Moors Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub