Springhead, Greater Manchester

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Springhead
Springhead, Greater Manchester (Greater Manchester)
Springhead, Greater Manchester

Springhead shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD963052
Parish Saddleworth
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: UKEnglandGreater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°32′37″N 2°03′18″W / 53.543634, -2.055088

Springhead is a small settled locality within the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

Situated along the eastern edge of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, Springhead is contiguous with the village of Lees, the Oldham districts of Greenacres and Waterhead, and Austerlands and Grotton areas of Saddleworth.

Springhead once formed its own Urban District, within the West Riding of Yorkshire, and was the birth place of prominent Suffragette, Annie Kenney.