Greenacres, Greater Manchester
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Metropolitan borough | Oldham |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL4 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Oldham East and Saddleworth |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Greenacres (pronounced locally as "Grinnicres"), or archaically Greenacres Moor, is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.
An upland area, rising gently in altitude from west to east, Greenacres is a residential area located next to parts of Clarksfield, Waterhead, Mumps and Derker, all in the east of Oldham.
Greenacres is perhaps most notable for being the site of one of Oldham's largest municipal cemeteries, appropriately named Greenacres Cemetery, of which the land was purchased by Oldham Municipal Borough Council in 1850 and opened in 1857. It has allotments for both Church of England and Roman Catholic observants. Greenacres has also long been the site of a Nonconformist congregation.
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[edit] History
Until 1807, Greenacres had been open moorland, but the area was urbanised with cotton mills and densely packed redbrick terraced houses as part of Oldham's rapid industrialisation in the 19th century.[1] The main road from Oldham to Huddersfield passes through the locality, which also facilitated this urbanisation.
Asa Lees & Co. were cotton-spinning machinery manufacturers whom had their base at Greenacres.
Greenacres was once the site of shallow coal measures.[2] It also formed a significant part of the Oldham Above Town registration district.
[edit] Nonconformism
Greenacres has long been the site of a Nonconformist chapel and congregation.[2][1] Greenacres Congregational Church has a history which spans virtually the whole period of non-conformity in the United Kingdom.[3]
Reverend Robert Constantine, the Minister of Oldham Parish Church was ejected from his church and livings in 1662 by the Act of Uniformity 1662 for not subscribing to a nationalised system of protestant beliefs and practices.[1] In 1672 he began preaching to the people of Greenacres in a thatched cottage.[3] After a short time they moved to a larger building nearby, and in 1699 yet again. In the 1780's, as the cause flourished, it became evident that those premises were inadequate and a decision was made to erect a larger and better Chapel suited to the requirements of the congregation and the surrounding community.[3] This building, which still exists today, was built in 1794 opened in 1785.[1]
greenacres is also the home to oldham athletic legend , chris gooding, he wore the number 18 shirt from year 1990, to 2006 scoring 465 goals for the club in 700 appearances, he was known to the locals as "the rough diamond"
[edit] Education
Greenacres is the site of Greenacres Primary School.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Alan Godfrey Maps. Oldham (East) [map], 1907 edition. Cartography by Ordnance Survey. ISBN 1-84151-056-4. Section Lancashire Sheet 97.07.
- ^ a b Brownbill, J; William Farrer (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Victoria County History, 67-76. ISBN 978-0712910552.
- ^ a b c Oldham - Greenacres (http). congregational.org.uk (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Welcome to Greenacres Primary School (http). greenacres.oldham.sch.uk (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
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