Greengate, Greater Manchester

Greengate, looking north from the Chadderton boundary

Human settlement in England

Greengate

Greengate

Location within Greater Manchester

Metropolitan borough|

* Oldham

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| MANCHESTER
Postcode district| M24
Dialling code| 0161
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Oldham West and Royton

List of places

England
Greater Manchester

53°31′58″N 2°10′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.532809°N 2.1749522°W﻿ / 53.532809; -2.1749522

Greengate is an industrial district in the town of Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester.

It is located in the southwest of Chadderton, close to the town's common borders with Middleton to the west and Moston in the City of Manchester which lies to the south.

For postal purposes, Greengate lies within the Manchester postal district (M24, Middleton).

British aircraft manufacturer Avro, later BAE Chadderton, built a factory at Greengate in 1938–39. It was one of the largest employers in the area.[1] The BAE factory was closed in 2012 and purchased later that year by NOV (formerly National Oilwell Varco), an American multinational working in oil and gas.[2]

## Transport

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Stagecoach Manchester provides the following bus services along Greengate -

* 112/113 - to Middleton via Middleton Junction and to Manchester City Centre via Moston and Collyhurst.

* 114 - to Middleton via Alkrington and Manchester City Centre via Moston and Collyhurst.

* 294 offers two early morning one way services to the Trafford Centre via Moston, Cheetham Hill and Salford Quays.

Manchester Community Transport operates service 159 to Middleton via Middleton Junction and Tonge and to Oldham via New Moston, Failsworth and Chadderton.[3]

BAE Systems Chadderton Factory at Greengate

## References

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1. ^ P.8 Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1997), Images of England: Chadderton, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-0714-7
2. ^ "NOV Mono to move to former BAE Systems site with £24m investment pledge". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
3. ^ "Welcome to Traveline North West". Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

Neighbouring localities.

| Middleton | Middleton Junction | Foxdenton

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Alkrington |

Greengate

| Whitegate
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White Moss | Moston | New Moston