Shaw
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Shaw Location within Greater Manchester
Area	4.025 km2 (1.554 sq mi)
Population	18,245 (2021 census)
• Density	4,533/km2 (11,740/sq mi)
Civil parish	Shaw and Crompton
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′42″N 2°05′42″W / 53.5783°N 2.09511°W / 53.5783; -2.09511

Shaw is a ward and part of the built-up area in the civil parish of Shaw and Crompton, in the Oldham district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. It is about 9 miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 the built-up area of Shaw and Crompton had a population of 18,245.^[1] In 2021 the ward had a population of 10,045.^[2] Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.

History

The name "Shaw" comes from the Old English sceaga meaning "copse" or "small wood" and was recorded as Shaghe in 1555.^[3]