Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton is a Town in the county of Greater Manchester.
There are great places to visit near Shaw and Crompton including some great towns, hills, ancient sites, round cairns, hiking areas, old mines, 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.
The area around Shaw and Crompton boasts some of the best towns including Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough.
There are a number of hills near Shaw and Crompton including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp are great places to visit near Shaw and Crompton if you like ancient sites.
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are great places to visit near Shaw and Crompton if you like round cairns.
Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor are great places to visit near Shaw and Crompton if you like hiking areas.
Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), and Prospect (ruin) are some of Shaw and Crompton best old mines to visit near Shaw and Crompton.
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 Shaw and Crompton best ruins to visit near Shaw and Crompton.
Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area are great places to visit near Shaw and Crompton if you like historic sites.
Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir are some of Shaw and Crompton best lakes to visit near Shaw and Crompton.
Don't miss Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Shaw and Crompton.
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 Shaw and Crompton.
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 Shaw and Crompton if you like woodlands.
Shaw and Crompton has some unmissable geological features nearby like Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough.
Shaw and Crompton has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.
There are a several good villages in the Shaw and Crompton area like Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.
Shaw and Crompton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate.
Shaw and Crompton 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.
The area around Shaw and Crompton boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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.
There are a several good events in the area around Shaw and Crompton like Rivington Pike Easter.
Shaw and Crompton has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park.
Nob End SSSI is a great place to visit close to Shaw and Crompton if you like sssis.
There are a number of parks near Shaw and Crompton including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Shaw and Crompton area like Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
Shaw and Crompton has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
There are a several good canals in the Shaw and Crompton area 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.
The area around Shaw and Crompton boasts some of the best cities including Salford, and Manchester.
Museums to visit near Shaw and Crompton include Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford.
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Shaw and Crompton include The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
The area around Shaw and Crompton's best moated sites can be found at Wigan Golf Club.
The area close to Shaw and Crompton boasts some of the best airports including Manchester Airport.
Shaw and Crompton History
There are some historic monuments around Shaw and Crompton:
Places to see near Shaw and Crompton
History of Shaw and Crompton
The dual name of both Shaw and Crompton has been said to make the town “distinctive, if not unique”, while preference of Shaw over Crompton and vice versa has been (and to a limited extent remains) a minor local controversy and point of confusion. Today, the single name of Shaw seems to have won preference in the locality.
Lakes near Shaw and Crompton
Canals near Shaw and Crompton
Rivers near Shaw and Crompton
Shopping in Shaw and Crompton
Asda Greenfield Lane, Shaw Side
Asda supermarket
ALDI Greenfield Lane, Shaw Side
ALDI supermarket
