Springhead, Greater Manchester

Springhead
Springhead  Springhead shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD963052
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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Oldham East and Saddleworth
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Springhead is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

Description

Situated along the eastern edge of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, Springhead is contiguous with the village of Lees, the Oldham districts of Greenacres and Waterhead, and Austerlands and Grotton areas of Saddleworth.

Springhead once formed its own urban district, within the West Riding of Yorkshire, and was the birthplace of prominent suffragette, Annie Kenney.

Springhead got its name from a building in the village called Springhead House. In the back garden of the house was a spring and they named Springhead after that house.

The main hub is the Post Office where at Christmas the Christmas Tree is placed and then the lights are switched on. There is also a Community Centre and 2 schools.

Springhead has a football club (Springhead AFC)who field three teams in the Manchester Football League, and a cricket club (Springhead CCC) who field two teams in the North Manchester Cricket League. Both play at locations within the town, at John Knott Street and Cooper Street respectively.

Notable people

• Thomas Steele, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Annie Kenney, 19th century, English working class suffragette

Transport

Springhead has many different bus services such as

184, 180, 343, X81, 418

There are also taxi services from Lees.

Historically there was a railway named the Grotton and Springhead Railway. This has now been destroyed and replaced with a bridle path commonly known as 'The Railway'.

Shopping

Springhead has many types of shops such as a charity shop, tattoo parlor, glass fitters, hairdresser, chippys, corner shops and pubs. Springhead has a great array of corner shops such as 2 Raja Bros on Oldham Road and Costcutter on Carr House Road. It also has the Blue Ginger Chinese Takeaway situated on Oldham Road. There are also may pubs in Springhead such as the Dog and Partridge, the Peels Arms and the Top House.

Education

There are two brilliant schools in Springhead. Springhead Infant and Nursery School and Knowsley Junior School. These two schools in the past have had strong connections are both due to be amalgamated into one. There is also a playgroup ran in the Community Centre on Ashes Lane and Springhaed Infant and Nursery School offers a part-time Nursery huge for children wishing to attend the main school. The village of Springhead is a huge feeder for the Saddleworth School. Knowsley Junior School is said to be giving the most pupils to Saddleworth out of all the schools in the area.