Welcome to Shaw and Crompton
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Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which contains the town of Shaw and lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Oldham, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-east of Rochdale and 8.7 miles (14 km) north-east of Manchester. Historically in Lancashire, the area shows evidence of ancient British and Anglian activity. In the Middle Ages, Crompton formed a small township of scattered woods, farmsteads, moorland and swamp. The local lordship was weak or absent, and so Crompton failed to emerge as a manor with its own lord and court. Farming was the main industry of this rural area, with locals supplementing their incomes by hand-loom woollen weaving in the domestic system. The introduction of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution initiated a process of rapid and unplanned urbanisation. A building boom began in Crompton in the mid-19th century, when suitable land for factories in Oldham was becoming scarce. By the late 19th century, Crompton had emerged as a densely populated mill town with forty-eight cotton mills, some of the largest in the United Kingdom, in the area. At its spinning zenith, as a result of an interwar economic boom associated with the textile industry, Shaw and Crompton had more millionaires per capita than any other town in the world. Imports of foreign cotton goods saw a decline in the textile industry by the mid-20th century and the last mill closed in 1989. Shaw and Crompton covers 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2) and is a predominantly suburban area of mixed affluence with a population of 21,065 as of 2011. The legacy of its industrial past can be seen in its six surviving cotton mills, all of which are home to large distribution companies, among them is Yodel based at Shaw National Distribution Centre, a major employer in the area.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,216 hectares |
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Population |
20,376 (2021) |
Density |
1,675 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.3 |
Ward |
Crompton |
District |
Oldham |
Postcodes |
OL1, OL16, OL2, OL4 |
ONS ID |
E04012153 |
Council
Contact details for Shaw and Crompton Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Shaw and Crompton Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Shaw and Crompton Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Shaw and Crompton Parish.
Local News
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Shaw - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction
Published: 8th Mar 2024
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Shaw and Crompton to stage first Christmas market with ice rink and Santa's grotto
Published: 14th Nov 2023
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Shaw and Crompton Liberal Democrats announce campaign to deliver a new gym for Shaw
Published: 22nd Jun 2023