Besom Hill
Besom Hill is an electrical substation in Shaw and Crompton, Oldham, England. Besom Hill is situated nearby to Fresh Church, as well as near the golf course Pitch and Putt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brushes Clough Reservoir and St Saviour’s Mission Church.
Brushes Clough Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: P.hogg, Public domain.
Brushes Clough Reservoir is on Crompton Moor in Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in the 19th century by the damming of Leornardin Brook.
St Saviour’s Mission Church
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Saviour’s Mission Church is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Besom Hill.
Shaw National Distribution Centre
Building
Shaw National Distribution Centre was a warehouse distribution centre located in Shaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester, England. It was the main distribution and order processing centre for British retailer The Very Group who used it to store "over… Shaw National Distribution Centre is situated 1 mile northwest of Besom Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Delph.
Shaw
Town
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Delph
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delph is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies amongst the Pennines on the River Tame below the village of Denshaw, four miles east-northeast of Oldham and 1+3⁄4 miles north-northwest of Uppermill. Delph is situated 1½ miles east of Besom Hill.
Scouthead
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scouthead is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is traversed by the A62 road, and occupies a hillside amongst the Pennines. Scouthead is situated 1½ miles southeast of Besom Hill.
Besom Hill
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Shaw and Crompton, Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.571° or 53° 34′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.06584° or 2° 3′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C5VHWCM+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 943853511OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Besom Hill Country Park and Besom Hill Reservoir.
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