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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Crossbank like this:
Crossbank, hamlet, in par. and 1½ mile from Ashton under Lyne, SE. Lancashire.
Crossbank is now part of OLDHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how OLDHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crossbank itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crossbank, in Oldham and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10066
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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