Shaw and Crompton
civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England
Shaw and Crompton is a town in the North West of England. It is to the north-east of Manchester. Shaw and Crompton was part of Lancashire until the 1970s, but is now part of Greater Manchester. Shaw and Crompton is near to Oldham.
Shaw and Crompton grew during the Industrial Revolution because of its large cotton factories which sent fabric across the world.
Other websites change
- Crompton Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine articles at Gen UKI
- Crompton: from the Normans to the Tudors Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine A comprehensive historical reference site.
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it..svg){kind=small}