Shaw, Greater Manchester

Shaw
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Shaw Location within Greater Manchester
Area	4.025 km^2 (1.554 sq mi)
Population	18,245 (2021 census)
• Density	4,533/km^2 (11,740/sq mi)
Civil parish	Shaw and Crompton
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oldham
Postcode district	OL2
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West

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.^[1] In 2021 the ward had a population of 10,045.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

1. "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Shaw". City Population De. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 414. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 25 August 2023.