Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish on the edge of the borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, sitting where the terraced mill town meets open moorland. The area grew rapidly in the 19th century around the cotton and textile industries, and you can still see the legacy of Victorian mills and workers’ housing alongside reservoirs, gritstone outcrops and the wide, heathy expanse of Crompton Moor that leads towards the Pennines.
Today it has a mixed local economy of shops, light industry and commuters who travel readily into Manchester thanks to tram and road links, while a strong community life is maintained through parish groups, sports clubs and outdoor recreation on the moors. The combination of industrial heritage and accessible countryside gives the parish a distinct local identity and popular appeal for walkers and families.
Postcode districts covering Shaw and Crompton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 9.3 miles
- Bradford 19.6 miles
- Oldham 2.9 miles
- Wigan 22.7 miles
- Warrington 24.3 miles
- Burnley 16 miles
- Huddersfield 13 miles
- Blackburn 20.2 miles
- Bolton 14.2 miles
- Stockport 12.2 miles
- Salford 10.1 miles
- Wakefield 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shaw Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Crompton Ward 0.8 miles
- Newhey Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Royton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Royton South Ward 1.5 miles
- St. James' Ward 1.7 miles
- Milnrow & Newhey Ward 1.8 miles
- Royton North Ward 2 miles
- Denshaw Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Milnrow Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Waterhead Ward 2.3 miles
- Kingsway Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Shaw and Crompton
OL2 7DN, OL4 2JZ, OL2 7DP, OL2 6RJ, OL2 7QN, OL2 6YD, OL2 7DQ, OL2 8QQ, OL2 7XQ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 26.4 miles
- Shaw and Crompton Railway Station 0.3 miles
- New Hey Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Shaw and Crompton Ad
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Old Bell Inn 3.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 3.6 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 4.5 miles
- Fairway Inn 5.5 miles
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel & Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 4.9 miles
- Dakota Manchester 5 9 miles
Schools in Shaw and Crompton
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Crompton Primary School Primary
- East Crompton St James C of E Primary School Primary
- Farrowdale House School Independent - primary
- Rushcroft Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School High Crompton Primary
- The Crompton House C of E Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 2.4 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 4.7 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 7.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 7.9 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.4 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 9 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 9 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 9.1 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 9.2 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 9.4 miles