| 词条 | Grotton |
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|country = England |coordinates = {{coord|53.534|-2.051|display=inline,title}} |official_name= Grotton |population= |civil_parish= Saddleworth |metropolitan_borough= Oldham |metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester |region= North West England |constituency_westminster= Oldham East and Saddleworth |post_town= OLDHAM |postcode_district = OL4 |postcode_area= OL |dial_code= 0161 |os_grid_reference= SD965042 |static_image_name= Grotton.jpg |static_image_caption= A view of Grotton along the A669 road }} Grotton is an residential area in Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Grotton is a suburb of the town of Oldham, located along the A669 road, and forms a continuous urban area with Austerlands and Springhead, which in turn link to Lees and Oldham, all of which are to Grotton's west. The village of Grotton is not to be confused with the fictional County and Borough of the same name and almost the same location, nor is it to be confused with the fictional village of Grotton which has the same name and is also in a similar location. Additionally, it should not be confused with the city of Groton which shares a similar name but different location. Finally, it should not be confused with the fictional, coastal gambling resort of Grotton which has the same name but is based in an entirely different location.[1] Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Grotton was anciently a rural hamlet close to the boundary with Lancashire, and was centred on Grotton Hall, a former manor house. Although some buildings date from the 17th and 18th century, the urbanisation of Grotton broadly took place following the Industrial Revolution; Grotton became a large suburb of Oldham following a residential building boom in the 1930s.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Before the inter-war residential development, Grotton was home to light industry, including a brickworks and a couple of textile mills. All of these are now closed and demolished. The former railway line to Oldham Mumps railway station has been converted into a linear country park, providing a largely traffic-free walk for most of the way into Oldham. The old Grotton and Springhead railway station is also preserved. The platforms are visible, and the buildings are now a private house. East of Grotton, the line ran to join the current trans-pennine railway line at Greenfield railway station, but while it is possible to walk east from the station to the western portal of Lydgate Tunnel, the tunnel itself is blocked off and impassable, although it is maintained by the former British Railways Property Board in order to prevent subsidence. See also{{portal|Greater Manchester}}
References{{commonscat}}1. ^Ankers, Kaiserman & Shepley, Grotton Revisited: Planning in Crisis?, Routledge, 2010 {{Settlements of Saddleworth}}{{GreaterManchester-geo-stub}} 3 : Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Saddleworth|Villages in Greater Manchester |
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