Scouthead

Scouthead is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.^[1] It is traversed by the A62 road, and occupies a hillside amongst the Pennines.

Scouthead
St Paul's, Scouthead
Scouthead Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD968058
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
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.549°N 2.047°W / 53.549; -2.047

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Scouthead stands on the old Wool Road between Lancashire and Yorkshire and contains several hostelries which were once important staging posts along the road. Scouthead hosts an annual band contest on Whit Friday.

Scouthead occupies outlying land to the east of the Waterhead area of Oldham, and Austerlands area of Saddleworth. For purposes of the Office for National Statistics, Scouthead forms the eastern fringe of the Greater Manchester Urban Area.^[2]

Transport

Buses servicing Scouthead travel to Oldham , Ashton via Saddleworth, Uppermill , Manchester Piccadilly Gardens. Delph, Scouthead and Springhead.