Austerlands

Austerlands is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies a hillside amongst the Pennines, between the villages of Lees and Scouthead. It is traversed by the A62 road.

Austerlands
The chimney of the former Austerlands Mill, a local landmark
Austerlands
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD963055
Civil parish
  • Saddleworth
Metropolitan borough
  • Oldham
Metropolitan county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL4
Dialling code0161/01457
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Oldham East and Saddleworth

Historically, Austerlands has been positioned on the West Riding of Yorkshire side of the ancient county boundary with Lancashire. The chimney of the former Austerlands Mill is a local landmark.

Austerlands is contiguous with Waterhead area of Oldham, the village of Lees and Scouthead and Springhead areas of Saddleworth. For purposes of the Office for National Statistics, Austerlands forms the eastern fringe of the Greater Manchester Urban Area.

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