Shaw, Greater Manchester

Shaw
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	Shaw Location within Greater Manchester
Area	4.025 km2 (1.554 sq mi)
Population	18,245 (2021 census)
• Density	4,533/km2 (11,740/sq mi)
Civil parish	Shaw and Crompton;
Metropolitan borough	Oldham;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′42″N 2°05′42″W / 53.5783°N 2.09511°W

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.

History[edit]

The name "Shaw" comes from the Old English sceaga meaning "copse" or "small wood" and was recorded as Shaghe in 1555.^[3]

References[edit]

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

[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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