Oldham

Oldham est une grande ville du comté du Grand Manchester, en Angleterre. Elle se trouve dans les Pennines, sur un terrain surélevé qu'entourent les rivières d'Irk et de Medlock, 8,5 km au sud-sud-est de Rochdale, et 11,1 km au nord-est de Manchester. Oldham est entourée de plusieurs petites agglomérations, formant ensemble le district métropolitain d'Oldham, dont Oldham est le centre administratif. Faisant anciennement partie du comté du Lancashire, et ne bénéficiant pas d'une histoire réellement digne d'intérêt du XVIe siècle au XVIIe siècle, Oldham ne prend de l'importance qu'au XIXe siècle, en tant que centre international de fabrication textile. En effet, ce fut une ville champignon durant la révolution industrielle, faisant partie des premières villes industrialisées, et devenant rapidement « l'un des plus importants centres d'industrie de textile et de coton d'Angleterre ». À son apogée, elle fut la ville d'usines de tissage la plus productive de coton au monde, filant plus de coton que la France et l'Allemagne réunis. L'industrie textile d'Oldham commença à tomber dans le déclin au milieu du XXe siècle, et sa dernière usine ferma en 1998. La cession du traitement du textile à Oldham fit chuter l'économie locale; aujourd'hui, Oldham est une ville principalement résidentielle, ainsi qu'un centre de formation continue et de spectacle vivant. Elle est, cependant, toujours distinguée architecturalement pour ses dernières usines de coton et d'autres constructions associées à cette industrie. La ville est maintenant peuplée de 103 544 habitants et s'étale sur 67 km2.

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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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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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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 Civic Centre

Oldham Civic Centre is a municipal building in West Street, Oldham, England.

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Oldham College

Oldham College, is a further education college based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

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