Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Oldham / ˈ oʊ l d ə m / is a town in Greater Manchester, England. [1] It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Manchester.
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]
Oldham from Glodwick by James Howe Carse (1831), depicts the early skyline and industrial activities of Oldham. All the green space has since been urbanised.. The history of Oldham / ˈ oʊ l d əm / is one of dramatic change, from obscure Pennine hamlet to preeminent mill town and textile processing capital of the world.
The Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) is a light rail/tram line on the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester, running from North Manchester to Rochdale town centre via Oldham, reusing most of the trackbed of the former Oldham Loop railway line which closed in 2009. The line was re-opened in a modified form as a tramway from 2012 – 2014, as ...
Manchester Oldham Road station opened in 1839 as the terminus station of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in Collyhurst, Manchester.When the M&LR opened Manchester Victoria in 1844 as its new Manchester passenger station Oldham Road was converted to a goods station which it remained until its closure in 1968.
But following the creation of the Manchester, Oldham and Ripponden Trust and a further Act of Parliament the turnpike was constructed. [7] The first regular coach service to Manchester came into operation in October 1790, with a journey time of over 2 hours and a fare 2s.8d (about 13p), with half fare for travellers on top of the coach. [8]
Gallery Oldham is a free-to-view public museum and art gallery in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Design
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church or St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1858 and was built in 1870. It is situated on the corner of John Street and Union Street West, north of Oldham Sixth Form College in the centre of the town.