| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Hathershaw |
| Coordinates: | 53.5283°N -2.1123°W |
| Metropolitan Borough: | Oldham |
| Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
| Region: | North West England |
| Post Town: | OLDHAM |
| Postcode District: | OL8 |
| Postcode Area: | OL |
| Dial Code: | 0161 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD925035 |
| Static Image Caption: | A view over Hathershaw |
Hathershaw (or, archaically, Hathershaw Moor) is an urban area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies a hillside to the immediate south of Oldham town centre, and is bordered by the districts of Coppice and Fitton Hill to, respectively, the north-west and south-east. Hathershaw, which has no formal boundary or extent, is bisected from north to south by the A627 road which leads to Ashton-under-Lyne.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Hathershaw is one of the oldest recorded named places in Oldham, the name occurring in a deed for 1280 with the spelling Halselinechaw Clugh. Existing as a manor house in the 15th century, Hathershaw Hall was the home of a Royalist family in the 17th century who lost part of their possessions as a result of the English Civil War.[1]
Hathershaw, an area identified by the Housing Market Renewal Initiative as having terraced residences unsuited to modern needs, is currently undergoing gentrification.[2]
The Hathershaw College (formerly the Hathershaw College of Technology and Sport) is a secondary school in Hathershaw. It is a co-educational non-denominational school and was given Technology and Sports College status under the Specialist School Programme.[3]