Grasscroft

Grasscroft
The top of Summershades Lane, Grasscroft
Grasscroft is located in Greater Manchester
Grasscroft
Grasscroft
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD982045
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL4
Dialling code01457
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°32′13″N 2°01′34″W / 53.537°N 2.026°W / 53.537; -2.026

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.

The village has had two notable residents - former Manchester United and England footballer Paul Scholes[1] and physicist Brian Cox.

  1. ^ Bugby, Tony (17 September 2009). "Scholes move a non-starter". Oldham Chronicle.