Tunshill

Tunshill

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.615531
longitude= -2.085418
official_name= Tunshill
population=
metropolitan_borough= Rochdale
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Oldham East and Saddleworth
post_town= ROCHDALE
postcode_district = OL16
postcode_area= OL
dial_code= 01706
os_grid_reference= SD943132
london_distance=convert|168|mi|km|abbr=on SSE
static_

static_image_caption=The M62 motorway bisects Tunshill

Tunshill is a hamlet at the northeastern edge of Milnrow, within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines, convert|3.0|mi|km|1|lk=on east of Rochdale and convert|5.1|mi|km|1 north-northeast of Oldham.

It includes a golf club and numerous farms.

A small Roman statue of the goddess Victory was discovered at Tunshill Farm in 1793. [cite web |title=Monument no 46071 |url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=46071 |publisher=Pastscape.org.uk |accessdate=2008-04-23]

In the 1970s, the M62 motorway was built through the area.

References

External links

* [http://www.tunshillgolfclub.co.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx/ Tunshill Golf Club]
* [http://www.milnrow.com/ Milnrow.com]


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