Arms of Crompton of Crompton, Lancashire: Gules, a fess wavy between three lions rampant or. Crompton Hall eventually became surrounded by the suburbs of Manchester (Crompton Hall, Buckstones Road, Shaw, Greater Manchester). Sources: Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.246; as shown in Dugdale's Heraldic Visitation of Yorkshire, Vol III, Exeter, 1917, p.419[1].

Text from: OA North Crompton Hall, Buckstones Road, Shaw, Greater Manchester: Archaeological Evaluation, For the use of Vian Homes Ltd, September 2011[2]

The first documentary reference for a Crompton Hall dates to 1442. The Hall remained within the Crompton family until 1608, when Thomas Crompton died, and it passed tohis three young daughters. From which time it changed hands on a number of occasions. In 1853 it was recorded asbeing in a state of decay (Whellan, W, 1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford, records thatthe Hall had fallen into decay), and it was slightly prior to this in 1845 that Alice Milne neeCrompton purchased the hall with her two brothers. The exact date of construction forthe new Hall is unknown, however there is a reference from 1868 which describes theHall as having been rebuilt. (see image of new Hall p.17, from Shaw, G, 1904 Annals of Oldham and District) Alice and her brothers owned the nearby Park Mill, which was overlooked by the newCrompton Hall. Following the death of Alice in 1878 the hall remained in the handsof the Crompton family until 1905. It was demolished in the 1950s and a bungalowwas built on site. An area of the surrounding grounds passed into public hands, and isstill used for recreation. Vian Homes Ltd obtained planning permission to develop the site off Buckstones Road in Shaw, Oldham . The development proposals allowed for the erection of seven new dwellings (centred on NGR SD 9486 0986). See Plate 5: Plan of the township of Crompton in the Parish of Prestwich cum Oldham, 1845