Shaw, Greater Manchester
Shaw is a ward and part of the built-up area in the civil parish of Shaw and Crompton, in the Oldham district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It is about 9 miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 the built-up area of Shaw and Crompton had a population of 18,245. In 2021 the ward had a population of 10,045. Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.
History
The name "Shaw" comes from the Old English sceaga meaning "copse" or "small wood" and was recorded as Shaghe in 1555.
References
- ^ "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 414. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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