Miss Marple Morton adapted the novel for the stage, he replaced the character of Caroline with a young girl. This change saddened Christie and she determined to give old maids a voice: Miss Marple was born. Christie may have taken the name from Marple railway station, through which she passed, or from Marple Hall, near her sister Madge's home at Abney Hall. The character of Jane Marple in the first Miss Marple book, "The Murder at the Vicarage", is markedly different from how she appears in later books. This early version of Miss Marple is a gleeful gossip and not an especially
Marple, Greater Manchester are operated by Stagecoach Manchester and High Peak. Education in Marple is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. There are two primary schools, the secondary Marple Hall School which occupies the site of the ancestral home of the Bradshaw-Isherwood family. Marple Sixth Form College (formerly "Ridge Danyers College") offers courses to young people and adults. There is also an independent school and nursery, Brabyns Preparatory School. Marple Rugby Club has three adult teams, and a "Marple Minis Rugby" outfit with teams from age 7 to 17. Marple Cricket Club was formed in 1900 and has been based at Bowden Lane