| Sholver | |
|---|---|
 Sholver and Moorside above the Beal Valley | |
  Sholver Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD950077 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL1 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Sholver is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. An elevated, residential area, it lies near the middle of the Oldham part of the valley of the River Beal, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Oldham's commercial centre, nearly at the northeasternmost extremity of the town, by open countryside close to the source of the River Medlock and by the border with Saddleworth.[1]
Historically a part of Lancashire, Sholver and its surroundings have provided archaeological evidence of Neolithic activity in the area. The name Sholver is of Old Norse derivation, and the locality, anciently, was a hamlet, independent of Oldham. Top Sholver is the site of a large council estate built in the 1960s.[1] Bottom Sholver consists of higher-value suburban semi-detached housing, built in the 1990s, although it still contains a very small number of council houses.
Locations within the area like Sholver Millennium Green[2] [3] Beasom Hill Country Park[4] Strinesdale, Fullwood Nature Reserve and Community Garden are all particularly nice areas to visit.
- ^ a b Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. "Alt and Sholver Partnership". oldham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
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