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[7] [8] The tower in the facility, which now forms the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, is 175 feet (53 metres) high. [9] The only other structure of comparable height and scale is the Church of St Mary with St Peter at the opposite (i.e. east) end of the town centre. [10]
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Oldham Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.
The population density is higher in Oldham (15.8 people per hectare) than in England (4.1) although it is lower than that for Greater Manchester (21). [67] Females continue to make up over half (51%) of Oldham's population, which is comparable to Greater Manchester, North West and national figures (50.6%, 50.9%, 50.8% respectively).
Oldham was anciently a township in the large ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham. Prior to the 19th century the government of the town was divided between the parish vestry and the county magistrates of Lancashire. The Oldham Police Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. 117) established a board of improvement commissioners. All landowners owning ...
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Oldham Council , is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester , England.
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Oldham and inspected a guard of honour outside the town hall in October 1954. [ 5 ] The town hall became the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in 1974 but, after the council moved to Oldham Civic Centre in 1977, the building stood empty for many years. [ 6 ]
The main A62 road from Oldham to Huddersfield passes through the locality. Waterhead is the terminus for First Greater Manchester 's 81, 81A and 82 services to Manchester via Oldham. The area is served by First's 350 service between Oldham and Ashton , First's 410 and 411 east Oldham circular services and Checkmate's 418 service between ...
Oldham bus station is a bus station located in the town of Oldham in Greater Manchester.The bus station is found on Cheapside at the junction of West Street. The bus station opened in January 2001 [1] and replaced the previous bus station at Town Square and the bus stops on Cheapside and West Street.