Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Grotton was anciently a rural hamlet close to the boundary with Lancashire, and was centred on Grotton Hall, a former manor house. Although some buildings date from the 17th and 18th century, the urbanisation of Grotton broadly took place following the Industrial Revolution; Grotton became a large suburb of Oldham following a residential building boom in the 1930s. The 1930s housing being brick built are in stark contrast to the millstone grit farm houses dotted around the hamlet. [citation needed]
Before the inter-war residential development, Grotton was home to light industry, including brickworks and a couple of textile mills. All of these are now closed and demolished. During the 1930s new leisure buildings were constructed. Some still prominently featured, such as the Grade 2 listed Grotton pub built in 1938 have now been converted to a Co-op along with a lido and tennis courts added in 1935 to serve the leisure needs of the burgeoning community. However, these were closed in 1939. The former railway line to Oldham Mumps railway station closed in 1962, has been converted into a linear country park, providing a largely traffic-free walk for most of the way into Oldham. The old Grotton and Springhead railway station is also preserved. The platforms are visible, and the buildings are now a private house. East of Grotton, the line ran to join the current trans-pennine railway line at Greenfield railway station, but while it is possible to walk east from the station to the western portal of Lydgate Tunnel, the tunnel itself is blocked off and impassable, although it is maintained by the former British Railways Property Board in order to prevent subsidence.
Transport (Bus services)edit
Some bus services running through Grotton using the A669 road include (as of March 2024):
343: operated by Stotts from Hyde to Oldham (Sunday operations are managed by Nexus Move). This is the only bus service connecting Grotton with nearby Mossley and, in the other direction Austerlands (to some extent).
grotton, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citati. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grotton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grotton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Grotton is a residential area in Saddleworth a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester England Located along the A669 road it forms a continuous urban area with Austerlands and Springhead which in turn link to Lees and Oldham all of which are to Grotton s west GrottonA view of Grotton along the A669 roadGrottonLocation within Greater ManchesterOS grid referenceSD965042Civil parishSaddleworthMetropolitan boroughOldhamMetropolitan countyGreater ManchesterRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townOLDHAMPostcode districtOL4Dialling code0161PoliceGreater ManchesterFireGreater ManchesterAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentOldham East and SaddleworthList of places UK England Greater Manchester 53 32 02 N 2 03 04 W 53 534 N 2 051 W 53 534 2 051Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire Grotton was anciently a rural hamlet close to the boundary with Lancashire and was centred on Grotton Hall a former manor house Although some buildings date from the 17th and 18th century the urbanisation of Grotton broadly took place following the Industrial Revolution Grotton became a large suburb of Oldham following a residential building boom in the 1930s The 1930s housing being brick built are in stark contrast to the millstone grit farm houses dotted around the hamlet citation needed Before the inter war residential development Grotton was home to light industry including brickworks and a couple of textile mills All of these are now closed and demolished During the 1930s new leisure buildings were constructed Some still prominently featured such as the Grade 2 listed Grotton pub built in 1938 have now been converted to a Co op along with a lido and tennis courts added in 1935 to serve the leisure needs of the burgeoning community However these were closed in 1939 The former railway line to Oldham Mumps railway station closed in 1962 has been converted into a linear country park providing a largely traffic free walk for most of the way into Oldham The old Grotton and Springhead railway station is also preserved The platforms are visible and the buildings are now a private house East of Grotton the line ran to join the current trans pennine railway line at Greenfield railway station but while it is possible to walk east from the station to the western portal of Lydgate Tunnel the tunnel itself is blocked off and impassable although it is maintained by the former British Railways Property Board in order to prevent subsidence Transport Bus services editSome bus services running through Grotton using the A669 road include as of March 2024 84 operated by Stagecoach Manchester under the Bee Network along Oldham Road A669 road and runs from Manchester and Oldham to Uppermill with some services terminating at and using Grotton turning circle 343 operated by Stotts from Hyde to Oldham Sunday operations are managed by Nexus Move This is the only bus service connecting Grotton with nearby Mossley and in the other direction Austerlands to some extent 180 operated by Stagecoach Manchester Bee Network from Oldham to Greenfield 184 Operated under the Bee Network franchise by Stagecoach between Oldham Diggle and Huddersfield See also edit nbsp Greater Manchester portalListed buildings in SaddleworthReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grotton nbsp This Greater Manchester location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grotton amp oldid 1216164878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
