Hawley is directly north of Cove, a large, suburb of Farnborough, with a relatively long history.

The first written record of Hawley is from 1248, in the Compotus De Crundal,[1] spelt as Halely, Halle and Hallee and later in 1280 as Hallegh.

And spelt as Hallie and Halley in Documents relating to the Foundation of the Chapter of Winchester AD 1541–1547, published by Hampshire Record Society in 1888.

[9] The parish's second church, All Saints', South Hawley is where Chapel Lane meets Fernhill Road.

Each Guy Fawkes Night the Army organises a firework display on the lake's islets, attracting thousands of visitors from many miles around.

[14] It also used for the obstacle course and lake scenes in Spies Like Us, starring Chevy Chase,[citation needed] the 2005 film Sahara[15] and scenes from the second Johnny English film Johnny English Reborn, notably the cable car station.

[17] In April 2014, the woodland to the east and south of the disused airstrip was used as a filming location for the 2015 superhero movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.