Grasscroft is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Grasscroft | |
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The top of Summershades Lane, Grasscroft | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SD982045 |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OLDHAM |
Postcode district | OL4 |
Dialling code | 01457 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
The village has had two notable residents - former Manchester United and England footballer Paul Scholes[1] and physicist Brian Cox.
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- ^ Bugby, Tony (17 September 2009). "Scholes move a non-starter". Oldham Chronicle.