Grasscroft

Grasscroft
Grasscroft
	The top of Summershades Lane, Grasscroft
	Grasscroft Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD982045
Civil parish	Saddleworth;
Metropolitan borough	Oldham;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL4
Dialling code	01457
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Oldham East and Saddleworth;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°32′13″N 2°01′34″W / 53.537°N 2.026°W

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.

References

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

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