Grasscroft

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The top of Summershades Lane, Grasscroft
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Grasscroft
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OS grid reference SD982045
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OLDHAM
Postcode district OL4
Dialling code 01457
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53°32′13″N2°01′34″W / 53.537°N 2.026°W / 53.537; -2.026 Coordinates: 53°32′13″N2°01′34″W / 53.537°N 2.026°W / 53.537; -2.026

Grasscroft is a village in the civil parish of the Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The village has two notable residents - former Manchester United and England footballer Paul Scholes [1] and physicist Brian Cox.

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References

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