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.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester has some unmissable towns nearby like Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
The area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester features a number of interesting hills including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like hiking areas.
There are a several good old mines in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like 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).
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp are some of Greenfield - Greater Manchester best ancient sites to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Don't miss Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill's round cairns if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Ruins to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include 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).
There are a several good historic sites in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
Lakes to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook.
Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like woodlands.
Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough are great places to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester if you like geological features.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Aspull Sough, and Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
There are a number of villages near Greenfield - Greater Manchester including Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Darcy Lever, and Whelley.
Don't miss Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate's historic buildings if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, and Pennington Flash are some of Greenfield - Greater Manchester best country parks to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like 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.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester is near some unmissable events like Rivington Pike Easter,
Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
Places near Greenfield - Greater Manchester feature a number of interesting sssis including Nob End SSSI.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester's best nearby parks can be found at Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
Don't miss Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale's shopping centres if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
There are a several good gardens in the Greenfield - Greater Manchester area like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
Don't miss 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's canals if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater Manchester.
Don't miss Salford, and Manchester's cities if visiting the area around Greenfield - Greater 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.
Places near Greenfield - Greater Manchester feature a number of interesting moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.
Airports to visit near Greenfield - Greater Manchester include Manchester Airport.
Greenfield - Greater Manchester History
There are some historic monuments around Greenfield - Greater Manchester:
