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    Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England located amid the Pennines mountains between the rivers Irk and Medlock. It has a population of over 96,000 and was historically part of Lancashire county. Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution as an international center for textile manufacturing, particularly cotton spinning. At its peak, Oldham was one of the most productive cotton spinning towns in the world. However, its textile industry declined in the mid-20th century with the last mill closing in 1998, negatively impacting the local economy. Today Oldham is predominantly residential, and efforts are being made to transform the town center into an education and arts center.

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    Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England located amid the Pennines mountains between the rivers Irk and Medlock. It has a population of over 96,000 and was historically part of Lancashire county. Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution as an international center for textile manufacturing, particularly cotton spinning. At its peak, Oldham was one of the most productive cotton spinning towns in the world. However, its textile industry declined in the mid-20th century with the last mill closing in 1998, negatively impacting the local economy. Today Oldham is predominantly residential, and efforts are being made to transform the town center into an education and arts center.

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    Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England located amid the Pennines mountains between the rivers Irk and Medlock. It has a population of over 96,000 and was historically part of Lancashire county. Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution as an international center for textile manufacturing, particularly cotton spinning. At its peak, Oldham was one of the most productive cotton spinning towns in the world. However, its textile industry declined in the mid-20th century with the last mill closing in 1998, negatively impacting the local economy. Today Oldham is predominantly residential, and efforts are being made to transform the town center into an education and arts center.

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    his article is about the town.

    For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of


    Oldham. For other uses, see Oldham (disambiguation).

    Oldham

    View of Oldham

    Oldham

    Location within Greater Manchester

    Area 6.9 sq mi (18 km2)

    Population 96,555 (2011 Census)

    • Density 5,785/sq mi (2,234/km2)

    OS grid reference SD922053

    • London 164 mi (264 km) SSE

    • Oldham
    Metropolitan borough

    Metropolitan county • Greater Manchester


    Region • North West
    Country England
    Sovereign state United Kingdom

    Post town OLDHAM

    Postcode district OL1-OL4, OL8, OL9


    Dialling code 0161

    Police Greater Manchester


    Fire Greater Manchester
    Ambulance North West

    EU Parliament North West England


    UK Parliament • Oldham East and Saddleworth
    • Oldham West and Royton

    List of places

    UK
    England
    Greater Manchester

    53.5444°N 2.1169°WCoordinates: 53.5444°N 2.1169°W

    Oldham /ˈoʊldəm/ is a town in Greater Manchester, England,[1] amid the Pennines and between the
    rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Rochdale and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast
    of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a
    population of 230,800 in 2015.
    Historically in Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the
    19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial
    Revolution, and among the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important
    centres of cotton and textile industries in England".[2]At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton
    spinning mill town in the world,[3][4] producing more cotton than France and Germany
    combined.[5] Oldham's textile industry fell into decline in the mid-20th century; the town's last mill closed
    in 1998.
    The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed and heavily affected the local economy.[6] Today
    Oldham is a predominantly residential town, and the improvement of the town centre is the focus of a
    project for transforming Oldham into a centre for further education and the performing arts.[7] It is,
    however, still distinguished architecturally by the surviving cotton mills and other buildings associated
    with that industry. As of 2001, the town had a population of 103,544[8] and an area of around 26 square
    miles (67 km2).[9]

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