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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of 243,912 in 2022, making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester. [3] The borough spans 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi). [5]
The geography of Oldham constrained the development of major transport infrastructure, [76] with the former County Borough Council suggesting that "if it had not grown substantially before the railway age it would surely have been overlooked". [76]
Pages in category "Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of
The Coat of Arms of the Oldham County Borough Council, as found at Oldham Police Station. The station predates the merging of Oldham Borough Police into Lancashire Constabulary in 1969, and thus still displays the redundant arms. Prior to 1894, the town council made use of the arms of the Oldham family. The arms were blazoned as:
Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England. It stands on moorland on the edge of the Peak District at a height of 542 m (1,778 ft) above sea level, close to the border with the High Peak district of Derbyshire.
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Werneth (/ ˈ w ɜːr n ɛ θ /; WUR-nəth) is an area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.The population at the 2011 census was 12,348. [1] It is 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Oldham's commercial centre and one of its most ancient localities.