Greenfield - Greater Manchester is a Village in the county of Greater Manchester.
The village of Greenfield in Oldham is located in Greater Manchester, but sits below Dovestone Edge, on the border of the Peak District National Park.
The village has a long history and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was also a stop-off point for travellers on the packhorse route between Manchester and Sheffield. In more recent times, the village has become a popular destination for walkers and cyclists
There are a number of amenities in the village, including shops, pubs and restaurants. There is also a primary school and a church. The village is surrounded by countryside and there are several popular walking routes nearby.
Greenfield is a great place to enjoy the outdoors, with plenty of opportunity for walking, cycling and other outdoor activities. There are also a number of pubs and restaurants in the village, making it a perfect place to relax after a day exploring the Peak District.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester postcode: OL3 7HE
Retail in Greenfield - Greater Manchester
There are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester including some great towns, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites, round cairns, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
There are a several good towns in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
There are a several good hills in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Don't miss Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, and Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin) are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like old mines.
Ancient Sites to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
There are a several good round cairns in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill.
Don't miss Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like historic sites.
Don't miss Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial are some of Greenfield - Greater Manchester best historic monuments to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Don't miss Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Don't miss Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
There are a number of geological features near Greenfield - Greater Manchester including Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Don't miss Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash's nature reserves if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
There are a number of villages near Greenfield - Greater Manchester including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.
The area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester features a number of interesting historic buildings including Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.
The area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester boasts some of the best country parks including Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow.
Rivington Pike Easter is one of Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best, nearby events to visit in Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
The area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best sssis can be found at Nob End SSSI.
Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park are some of Greenfield - Greater Manchester best parks to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Shopping Centres to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like canals.
There are a number of cities near Greenfield - Greater Manchester including Salford, and Manchester.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green are some of Greenfield - Greater Manchester best museums to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Don't miss The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Wigan Golf Club is one of Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best, nearby moated sites to visit in Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
There are a number of airports near to Greenfield - Greater Manchester including Manchester Airport.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester History
There are some historic monuments around Greenfield - Greater Manchester:
