Old Brook (England)

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Old Brook
Old Brook Waterfall.jpg
Location
Country England
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCrow Knowl
Mouth  
  location
River Beal
  coordinates
53°35′09.18″N2°05′19.24″W / 53.5858833°N 2.0886778°W / 53.5858833; -2.0886778 Coordinates: 53°35′09.18″N2°05′19.24″W / 53.5858833°N 2.0886778°W / 53.5858833; -2.0886778

Old Brook is a small watercourse in Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester in the northwest of England. It flows from Crow Knowl on Crompton Moor to the River Beal. Its main feature is a waterfall at Pingot Quarry.

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