Oldham Civic Centre
Oldham Civic Centre is a municipal building in West Street, Oldham, England.
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The Revolution (radio station)
Revolution 96.2 was an Independent Local Radio station serving the Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside areas of Greater Manchester.
Following its sale to Bauer Media Audio UK, the station was closed and merged with the Greatest Hits Radio network in November 2020.
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Oldham bus station
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 and replaced the previous bus station at Town Square and the bus stops on Cheapside and West Street. The bus station is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
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Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021.
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 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." At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world, producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. 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. The town centre is the focus of a project that aims to transform Oldham into a centre for further education and the performing arts. It is, however, still distinguished architecturally by the surviving cotton mills and other buildings associated with that industry.
In the 2021 United Kingdom census Oldham built-up area subdivision, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, had a population of 110,718 and an area of 1,639 hectares (6.33 sq mi), giving a population density of 6,757 inhabitants per hectare (1,750,000/sq mi), while the Borough of Oldham had a population of 242,003, an area of 1,424 hectares (5.50 sq mi), and a population density of 1,729 inhabitants per hectare (448,000/sq mi).
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Independent Methodist Chapel
The Independent Methodist Chapel, commonly known as George Street Chapel, is a historic former place of worship in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1815, it is considered one of the earliest chapels constructed specifically for the Independent Methodist movement. Today, the building is designated as a Grade II* listed structure and serves as a heritage and events venue operated by Age UK Oldham.
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