Greenfield

Greenfield is an area of Oldham in the county of Greater Manchester.

There are great places to visit near Greenfield 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.

Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are great places to visit near Greenfield if you like towns.

The area around Greenfield 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.

The area around Greenfield boasts some of the best hiking areas including Shaly Dingle, Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, and Burnt Edge.

Greenfield's best nearby old mines can be found at 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).

There are a several good ancient sites in the Greenfield area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.

Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are great places to visit near Greenfield if you like round cairns.

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) are some of Greenfield best ruins to visit near Greenfield.

Greenfield's best nearby historic sites can be found at Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.

Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir are great places to visit near Greenfield if you like lakes.

Historic Monuments to visit near Greenfield include Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial.

The area around Greenfield features a number of interesting rivers and streams including 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 if you like woodlands.

Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough are some of Greenfield best geological features to visit near Greenfield.

The area around Greenfield boasts some of the best nature reserves including Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.

Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish are some of Greenfield best villages to visit near Greenfield.

The area around Greenfield 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.

Greenfield has some unmissable country parks nearby like Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park.

Greenfield 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.

Don't miss Rivington Pike Easter's events if visiting the area around Greenfield.

Greenfield'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.

The area close to Greenfield boasts some of the best sssis including Nob End SSSI.

There are a number of parks near Greenfield including 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.

The area around Greenfield features a number of interesting gardens including The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.

Greenfield has some unmissable canals nearby like 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.

Salford, and Manchester are some of Greenfield best cities to visit near Greenfield.

Don't miss Salford Museum and Art Gallery, The Imperial War Museum Salford, and Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green's museums if visiting the area around Greenfield.

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.

There are a several good moated sites in the area around Greenfield like Wigan Golf Club.

There are a number of airports near to Greenfield including Manchester Airport.

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Greenfield Map

Greenfield Map

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Junction Trade Park retail park

Alexandra Retail Park Primrose Bank, Chadderton

Alexandra Retail Park retail park

Elk Mill Shopping Park Holden Fold, Chadderton

Elk Mill Shopping Park retail park

Westwood Park Busk, Chadderton

Westwood Park retail park

Asda 1, Milne Street

Asda supermarket

ALDI Ellen Street, Busk

ALDI supermarket

Heron Foods 12-16, High Street

Heron Foods supermarket

Moorside Co-op Ripponden Road, Shaw Side

Moorside Co-op supermarket

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Sainsbury's supermarket

Bongobazar Supermarket Shopping Precinct, Busk

Bongobazar Supermarket supermarket

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