Shaw, Greater Manchester

Shaw is a ward and part of the built-up area in the civil parish of Shaw and Crompton, in the Oldham district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It is about 9 miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 the built-up area of Shaw and Crompton had a population of 18,245.[1] In 2021 the ward had a population of 10,045.[2] Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.

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Shaw is located in Greater Manchester
Shaw
Shaw
Location within Greater Manchester
Area4.025 km2 (1.554 sq mi)
Population18,245 (2021 census)
 Density4,533/km2 (11,740/sq mi)
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Shaw" means "copse".[3]

References

  1. "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 414. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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