Grotton

Grotton
A view of Grotton along theA669 road
Grotton Location withinGreater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD965042
Civil parish	Saddleworth
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL4
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Oldham East and Saddleworth

Grottonis a residential area inSaddleworth,acivil parishof theMetropolitan Borough of Oldham,inGreater Manchester,England. Located along theA669 road,it forms a continuous urban area withAusterlandsandSpringhead,which in turn link toLeesandOldham,all of which are to Grotton's west.

Historicallya part of theWest Riding of Yorkshire,Grotton was anciently a ruralhamletclose to the boundary withLancashire,and was centred on Grotton Hall, a formermanor house.Although some buildings date from the 17th and 18th century, theurbanisationof Grotton broadly took place following theIndustrial Revolution;Grotton became a large suburb ofOldhamfollowing 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.

Before theinter-warresidential development, Grotton was home tolight industry,including brickworks and a couple oftextile 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 alidoand tennis courts added in 1935 to serve the leisure needs of the burgeoning community. However, these were closed in 1939. The former railway line toOldham Mumps railway stationclosed in 1962, has been converted into a linear country park, providing a largely traffic-free walk for most of the way into Oldham. The oldGrotton and Springhead railway stationis 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 atGreenfield 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 formerBritish Railways Property Boardin order to prevent subsidence.

Transport (Bus services)

Some bus services running through Grotton using theA669 roadinclude (as of March 2024):

• 84: operated byStagecoach Manchesterunder theBee Networkalong Oldham Road (A669 road) and runs fromManchesterandOldhamtoUppermillwith some services terminating at and using Grotton turning circle.
• 343: operated by Stotts fromHydetoOldham(Sunday operations are managed by Nexus Move). This is the only bus service connecting Grotton with nearbyMossleyand, in the other directionAusterlands(to some extent).
• 180: operated byStagecoach Manchester(Bee Network) fromOldhamtoGreenfield.
• 184: Operated under theBee Networkfranchise byStagecoachbetweenOldham,DiggleandHuddersfield.

See also

• Listed buildings in Saddleworth