High Crompton
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| High Crompton | |
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  High Crompton shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Shaw and Crompton |
| Metropolitan borough | Oldham |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL2 |
| Dial code | 01706 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Oldham East and Saddleworth |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
High Crompton is a locality in the west of the Shaw and Crompton parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is formed around High Crompton Park and Rochdale Road.
The area mainly comprises residential housing, but also contains Crompton House secondary school, St Mary's Church of England church and its accompanying primary school of the same name.
The area also boasts a public park with Green Flag status, appropriately named High Crompton Park.
High Crompton is a area of hilly terrain, attaining a high point of around 213 metres (700 ft) above sea level.[1]
High Crompton is located very close to the M62 motorway and the southern boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. It is connected by road to the neighbouring large towns of Oldham and Rochdale.
[edit] References
- ^ Farrer, W. & Brownbill, J., (1911), A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 - 'The parish of Prestwich with Oldham: Crompton', pp. 108-12.
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