| Crossbank | |
|---|---|
)  Crossbank Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD 95555 05750 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
Crossbank is an area of Lees, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the name Crossbank is thought to derive from the days of the Knights Templar when a cross was etched into an earthen bank to denote lands granted to them.
Prior to 1894, Crossbank had formed a hamlet linked with the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, and lying within the Oldham parliamentary borough. Following the Local Government Act 1894, Crossbank constituted one of seven civil parishes within the Limehurst Rural District and administrative county of Lancashire.[1] Unlike the other six parishes, Crossbank was an exclave of Limehurst lying to the north, bordering Lees and Waterhead in Oldham. In 1914, owing to urbanisation, the civil parish was abolished and its area incorporated into the Lees Urban District.[2][3]
References
- ^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume II: Northern England, London, 1991
- ^ "Limehurst RD: Historical Boundaries". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - C. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2008.