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Tunshill

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OS grid reference
  
SD943132

Region
  
North West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Metropolitan county
  
Greater Manchester

Metropolitan borough
  
Rochdale

Country
  
England

Post town
  
ROCHDALE

Dialling code
  
01706

Tunshill

Weather
  
14°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 43% Humidity

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, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) east of Rochdale and 5.1 miles (8.2 km) 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.

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

References

Tunshill Wikipedia