Hawley, Hampshire

Hawley is a village located in the northeast corner of Hampshire, England. It lies in the parish of Blackwater and Hawley and is administered by Blackwater & Hawley Parish Council. The village adjoins the small town of Blackwater and is considered as one of its suburbs. It is situated 5 km (3 miles) north of the center 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 is adjacent to Cove, a village in Farnborough.

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. These are Hawley County Primary School (mixed) and Hawley Place School, an independent day school comprising a mixed nursery, a junior school and a girls-only secondary school. [http://www.hawleyplace.com Hawley Place School]

Some 3 km (2 miles) to the southwest of the village lies [http://www.hawleylake.org.uk 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.