Place:Oldham (metropolitan borough), Greater Manchester, England

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NameOldham (metropolitan borough)
Alt namesMetropolitan Borough of Oldhamsource: from redirect
TypeMetropolitan area
Coordinates53.544°N 2.119°W
Located inGreater Manchester, England     (1974 - )
See alsoOldham, Lancashire, Englandprincipal settlement which made up the metropolitan borough in 1974
Lancashire, Englandcounty covering the area prior to 1974
NOTE: For more on the original settlement of Oldham, see Oldham in Lancashire.


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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 225,200 according to the 2011 UK census, and spans 55 square miles (142 km2). It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale, and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of the city of Manchester.

The borough is named after its largest town, Oldham, but also includes the outlying towns of Chadderton, Failsworth, Royton and Shaw and Crompton, the village of Lees, and the parish of Saddleworth.

The borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of the former County Borough of Oldham with the Chadderton, Crompton, Lees, Royton urban districts of Lancashire and the Saddleworth Urban District of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.

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