{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.5463|-2.0550|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | official_name = Austerlands | population = | civil_parish = Saddleworth | metropolitan_borough = Oldham | metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Oldham East and Saddleworth | post_town = OLDHAM | postcode_district = OL4 | postcode_area = OL | dial_code = 0161/01457 | os_grid_reference = SD963055 | static_image = Austerlands Chimney.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = The chimney of the former Austerlands Mill, a local landmark | london_distance = }} '''Austerlands''' is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.<ref name="GM Gazetteer">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm|title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer|publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office|accessdate=9 July 2007|at=Places names - A|archivedate=18 July 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144214/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm}}</ref> It occupies a hillside amongst the Pennines, between the villages of Lees and Scouthead. It is traversed by the A62 road.
Historically, Austerlands has been positioned on the West Riding of Yorkshire side of the ancient county boundary with Lancashire. The chimney of the former Austerlands Mill is a local landmark.
Austerlands is contiguous with Waterhead area of Oldham, the village of Lees and Scouthead and Springhead areas of Saddleworth. For purposes of the Office for National Statistics, Austerlands forms the eastern fringe of the Greater Manchester Urban Area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/census2001/ks_urban_north_part_5.pdf|format=PDF| title=Census 2001:Key Statistics for urban areas in the North; Map 3|author=Office for National Statistics|author-link=Office for National Statistics|publisher=statistics.gov.uk|accessdate=17 April 2008|year=2001| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080408113919/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/census2001/ks_urban_north_part_5.pdf| archivedate= 8 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Greater Manchester}} *Listed buildings in Saddleworth
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