Greenfield, Greater Manchester

Greenfield
The Obelisk on Alderman's Hill (Pots and Pans) overlooking Greenfield towards Oldham
Greenfield is located in Greater Manchester
Greenfield
Greenfield
Location within Greater Manchester
Population1,831 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD995061
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL3
Dialling code01457
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°32′10″N 2°00′29″W / 53.536°N 2.008°W / 53.536; -2.008

Greenfield is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oldham and 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Manchester. It is located in a broad rural area at the southern edge of the South Pennines; Dovestone Reservoir, Chew Reservoir and Greenfield Reservoir lie to the east of the village in the Peak District National Park.[1]

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Greenfield is sited in the Chew Valley, on the main A635 road from Ashton-under-Lyne to Holmfirth.