Greengate, Greater Manchester
| Greengate | |
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| Greengate shown within Greater Manchester | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M24 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Greengate is an industrial district in the town of Chadderton in Greater Manchester.
It is located in the south west of Chadderton, close to the town's common borders with Middleton to the west and Moston in the City of Manchester which lies to the south.
For postal purposes Greengate lies in the Manchester postal district (M24, Middleton), though it remains a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in the ward of Chadderton Central.
British aircraft manufacturer Avro, later BAE Chadderton, built a factory at Greengate in 1938–39. It was one of the largest employers in the area.
Stagecoach Manchester provides the following bus services along Greengate -
112/113 - to Middleton via Middleton Junction and to Manchester City Centre via Moston and Collyhurst.
114 - to Middleton via Alkrington and Manchester City Centre via Moston and Collyhurst.
294 offers two early morning one way services to the Trafford Centre via Moston, Cheetham Hill and Salford Quays.
Manchester Community Transport operates service 159 to Middleton via Middleton Junction and Tonge and to Oldham via New Moston, Failsworth and Chadderton.
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