Shaw is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. A few miles north‑east of Manchester, it sits near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors and alongside the River Beal, its streets shaped by the 19th‑century cotton industry with former mill buildings and Victorian terraces still visible.
The area mixes a busy high street and local shops with residential suburbs; many old mills have been repurposed or remain as reminders of Shaw’s textile and coal past. Good road and tram links make it a convenient commuter base for Oldham and Manchester, while regular markets, sports clubs and active community groups keep a strong local civic life and an evolving cultural identity.
Postcode districts covering Shaw
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Bradford 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Oldham 3.1 miles5 km
- Wigan 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Warrington 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Burnley 16.2 miles26 km
- Huddersfield 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Blackburn 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Bolton 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Stockport 12.4 miles20 km
- Salford 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Wakefield 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Shaw and Crompton Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Shaw Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Crompton Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Newhey Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Denshaw Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St. James' Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Milnrow & Newhey Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Royton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Royton South Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Waterhead Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Saddleworth North Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Milnrow Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Shaw
OL2 8BG, OL2 8ET, OL2 7AL, OL2 8HP, OL2 8EN, OL2 8RE, OL2 7TS, OL2 7XA, OL2 8EH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 26 miles41.8 km
- Shaw and Crompton Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- New Hey Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Shaw Ad
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.7 km
- The Old Bell Inn 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Fairway Inn 5.9 miles9.5 km
- 247 Hotel 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles6.4 km
Schools in Shaw
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- East Crompton St James C of E Primary School Primary
- Farrowdale House School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Heaton Park Estate 8.5 miles13.6 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.7 km