Apparently, Agatha Christie named Miss Marple after Marple railway station. Where is Marple station located?

Miss Jane Marple is one of Agatha Christie's best-known characters in crime novels and short stories; she acts as an amateur consulting detective. Miss Marple’s first appearance was in a short story "The Tuesday Night Club" (1927) which later became the first chapter of “The Thirteen Problems“ (1932). Her first appearance in a full-length novel was in “The Murder at the Vicarage” (1930), and her last appearance was in “Sleeping Murder” (1976). The character has been portrayed numerous times on TV and in films; the picture shows Joan Hickson in the role.

Marple railway station serves the town of Marple, in Greater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line, sited 14.3 kilometres (8.9 miles) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station opened in 1865 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway; it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970.

In 1902, when Agatha Christie was twelve, her sister Margaret married James Watts and they lived at Abney Hall, Cheadle. Christie, encouraged by Watts to write, was a frequent visitor to Abney Hall from a young age into adulthood. The area around the hall and Cheadle inspired many settings within her books. From her home in Devon, Christie often used the railway to travel there, connecting from the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras on to the Hope Valley Line, and passing through Marple. It is believed that the sign of the station name stuck in her mind and resurfaced when she created the character.