What is Shaw and Crompton?
'''Shaw and Crompton''' is a [[town]] in the [[North West England|North West]] of [[England]]. It is to the north-east of [[Manchester]]. Shaw and Crompton was part of [[Lancashire]] until the [[1970s]], but is now part of [[Greater Manchester]]. Shaw and Crompton is near to [[Oldham]]. Shaw and Crompton grew during the [[Industrial Revolution]] because of its large cotton factories which sent fabric across the world. == Other websites == *[http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/LAN/Crompton/ Crompton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181543/http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/LAN/Crompton/ |date=2007-09-30 }} articles at [http://www.genuki.org.uk Gen UKI] *[http://web.onetel.com/~rgcrompton/origins/1200info1.html Crompton: from the Normans to the Tudors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517232521/http://web.onetel.com/~rgcrompton/origins/1200info1.html |date=2006-05-17 }} A comprehensive historical reference site. {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Oldham, Greater Manchester]]