High Crompton
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High Crompton is a locality in the west of the Shaw and Crompton
parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
, in Greater Manchester
, England
. It is formed around High Crompton Park and Rochdale Road.
The area mainly comprises residential housing, but also contains Crompton House
secondary school, St Mary's Church of England
church and its accompanying primary school of the same name.
The area also boasts a public park with Green Flag status, appropriately named High Crompton Park.
High Crompton is an area of hill
y terrain, attaining a high point of around 213 metres (700 ft) above sea level.
High Crompton is located very close to the M62 motorway
and the southern boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
. It is connected by road to the neighbouring large towns of Oldham
and Rochdale
.
Pencil Brook
flows through the area towards the River Beal
at Goats.
High Crompton is served by three buses in the area. First Manchester
's 408 service runs from Buckstones to Stalybridge, via Shaw, Royton and Oldham. The service runs hourly throughout the day, every day until approx 11pm with additional journeys between Buckstones and Oldham during weekdays. Rossendale Transport
's 435 services also serves Buckstones and Shaw. From High Crompton, the service runs to Rochdale via Turf Hill. The service runs every 30 mins, Mon-Sat daytime and hourly evenings and Sundays. The other service is Swans Travel's 403 Shaw circular service, linking various parts of Shaw and Crompton. All 3 services link High Crompton with Shaw and Crompton railway station
.
Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, north of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale, and to the northeast of the city of Manchester...
parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 219,600, and spans . The borough is named after its largest town, Oldham, but also includes the outlying towns of Chadderton, Failsworth, Royton and Shaw and Crompton, the village of...
, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is formed around High Crompton Park and Rochdale Road.
The area mainly comprises residential housing, but also contains Crompton House
Crompton House
Crompton House Church of England High School is a mixed gender voluntary aided Church of England secondary school and sixth form for 11–18 year olds, located in the High Crompton area of Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England...
secondary school, St Mary's Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church and its accompanying primary school of the same name.
The area also boasts a public park with Green Flag status, appropriately named High Crompton Park.
High Crompton is an area of hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
y terrain, attaining a high point of around 213 metres (700 ft) above sea level.
High Crompton is located very close to the M62 motorway
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
and the southern boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.The borough was...
. It is connected by road to the neighbouring large towns of Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
and Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
.
Pencil Brook
Pencil Brook
Pencil Brook is a small watercourse in High Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester and is a tributary of the River Beal....
flows through the area towards the River Beal
River Beal
The Beal is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, and is a tributary of the River Roch. It rises in the Beal Valley in green space between Sholver and Royton, before continuing northwards through, Shaw and Crompton, Newhey, Milnrow and Belfield....
at Goats.
High Crompton is served by three buses in the area. First Manchester
First Manchester
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
's 408 service runs from Buckstones to Stalybridge, via Shaw, Royton and Oldham. The service runs hourly throughout the day, every day until approx 11pm with additional journeys between Buckstones and Oldham during weekdays. Rossendale Transport
Rossendale Transport
Rossendale Transport is a bus operator running within the Borough of Rossendale and into surrounding areas, including Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn and Todmorden...
's 435 services also serves Buckstones and Shaw. From High Crompton, the service runs to Rochdale via Turf Hill. The service runs every 30 mins, Mon-Sat daytime and hourly evenings and Sundays. The other service is Swans Travel's 403 Shaw circular service, linking various parts of Shaw and Crompton. All 3 services link High Crompton with Shaw and Crompton railway station
Shaw and Crompton railway station
Shaw and Crompton railway station which opened on 2 November 1863 was a railway station located in Shaw and Crompton, within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England...
.