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For the main settlement, see Oldham. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Civic Centre at Oldham
The Civic Centre at Oldham
Official logo of Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto: "Sapere Aude" "Dare to be wise"
Oldham shown within England
Oldham shown within England
Coordinates: 53°32′N 2°07′W / 53.533, -2.117
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin HQOldham (Civic Centre)
Founded1 April 1974
Borough status23 November 1973
Government
 - TypeMetropolitan borough
 - Governing bodyOldham Metropolitan Borough Council
 - MayorCllr. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by Royal charter to Local government Districts in England, Wales and Northern Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Anne Wingate
 - MPs:Phil Woolas (L)
Michael Meacher (L)
David Heyes (L)
Area
 - Total55 sq mi (142. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Philip James Woolas, known as Phil Woolas, (born 11 December 1959 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England is a politician in the United Kingdom The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Michael Hugh Meacher (born November 4 1939) is a British Labour party Politician, and Member of Parliament (MP for The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the David Alan Heyes (born 2 April 1946 is a British Politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²)
Elevation1,778 ft (542 m)
Population (2006 est. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International )
 - Total219,600 (Ranked 57th)
 - Density3,996. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 4/sq mi (1,543/km²)
 - Ethnicity
(United Kingdom estimate 2005)[1]		84. 4% White
13. 3% S. Asian or mixed
1. 6% Black or mixed
0. 5% Chinese or other
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode areasOL, M
Area code(s)0161 / 01706 / 01457
ISO 3166-2GB-OLD
ONS code00BP
OS grid referenceSD922053
NUTS 3UKD32
Website: www.oldham.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Coordinated Universal Time, the basis for the world's civil time frequently referred to by the name of its predecessor Greenwich Mean Time Western The, also known as the Oldham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashton-Under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of several Postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is named after its largest town, Oldham, but covers a far larger area totaling 55 square miles (142. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock 4 km²),[2] which includes the towns of Chadderton, Failsworth, Royton, and Shaw and Crompton. Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England The borough also includes the village of Lees and the parish of Saddleworth. Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England

The borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of seven former local government districts. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Joining two or more political units such as municipalities, counties, or cities into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs The borough has two civil parishes and 20 electoral wards. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at subnational level represented by one or more councillors

The borough, which lies directly to the northeast of the City of Manchester, has a population of 219,600, and although some parts are highly industrialised and densely populated, contiguous with one of the United Kingdom's major cities, around two thirds of the borough consists of rural open space, for the most part due the territory in the eastern half stretching across the Pennine hills. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland.

Noted as one of the more unpopular amalgamations of territory created by local government reform in the 1970s,[3][4][5] the Oldham borough is undergoing a £100,000 rebranding exercise. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency There had been calls for the borough to be renamed from a "vocal minority" as part of the rebranding,[6][5] however this was dismissed. [7]

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History

Areas of the borough: 1.Oldham 2.Lees 3.Failsworth 4.Chadderton 5.Royton 6.Shaw and Crompton 7.Saddleworth.
Areas of the borough: 1. Oldham 2. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Lees 3. Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Failsworth 4. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Chadderton 5. Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Royton 6. Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Shaw and Crompton 7. Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Saddleworth. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England

The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 It was created by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Oldham along with the Chadderton Urban District, Crompton Urban District, Failsworth Urban District and Lees Urban District from the administrative county of Lancashire and the Saddleworth Urban District from the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding. Oldham was from 1849 to 1974 a Local government district in the northwest of England. Chadderton Urban District was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. Crompton Urban District was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Lees (or Lees Urban District) was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. An administrative county was an Administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of Local government. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.

Though the Act of Parliament centralised the local governance of a number of settlements to Oldham, it was not the first time that political governance, administration or geographic demarcation has been shared by Oldham and its outlying settlements. In 1212, Oldham and Shaw and Crompton formed part of the thegnage estate of Kaskenmoor, which was held on behalf of King John by Roger de Montbegon and William de Nevill. Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England A thegn or thane was an attendant servant retainer or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Roger de Montbegon (d 1225 / 6) was a landowner in Northern England (especially or particularly Lancashire) Baron Montbegon of Horneby Ecclesiastically, Oldham, Royton, Chadderton and Crompton formed townships, firstly within the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, and later within the parish of Oldham, within the hundred of Salfordshire, sharing a mother church at Oldham. Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. In England, township (latin - vill) usually means a village or hamlet Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham) was an ancient Parish of the hundred of Salford, within the historic county boundaries The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England. Saddleworth at this time was linked with Rochdale parish, and Failsworth with Manchester parish, both of Salfordshire. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England The Parish of Rochdale, or Rochdale St Chad was an ancient parish which spanned both the the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire, and the Agbrigg Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was an ancient parish in the Hundred of Salford in Lancashire, England.

The Representation of the People Act 1832 created the Oldham Parliamentary Borough which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons representing Oldham, Chadderton, Crompton, Royton, and Lees. The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, in the historic county of Lancashire and the modern county of Greater Manchester A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England The Oldham Coalfield spanned from Royton in the north, through Oldham to Middleton and Chadderton in the west. Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. The Oldham post town is shared by all parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, apart from Failsworth. The, also known as the Oldham postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashton-Under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Corporate Logo, designed in 1974 by David McRae, this logo was replaced in 2008 as part of the rebranding exercise.
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Corporate Logo, designed in 1974 by David McRae, this logo was replaced in 2008 as part of the rebranding exercise. [5]

In the early 20th century, following some exchanges of land, there were attempts to amalgamate Chadderton Urban District with the County Borough of Oldham. [8] However, this was resisted by councillors from Chadderton Urban District Council. [8]

It was proposed in a government White paper that the metropolitan borough include the town of Middleton. A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that often addresses problems and how to solve them Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. However this was given to the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale once it was decided that Rochdale and Bury would not be merged. The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. Rochdale is a large Market town in Greater Manchester, England Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of [9] It was also suggested that the area be named the "Metropolitan Borough of Newham", the "Metropolitan Borough of Milltown" or the "Metropolitan Borough of the West Pennines". These names raised strong objections from local communities however.

The new One Oldham branding for the borough council, to be used from 2008
The new One Oldham branding for the borough council, to be used from 2008

The borough is noted as one of the more unpopular amalgamations of territory created by local government reform in the 1970s. [3][4][5] This being especially true of residents of the parish of Saddleworth. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England [3] The Oldham brorough is undergoing a £50,000 rebranding exercise. [6][5] Officials believe the borough's image is outdated and that "often negative" national media coverage holds back businesses and hampers attempts to attract new investors, visitors and external funding. [6] There have been calls for the borough to be renamed to a "settlement-neutral" name (such as those of neighbouring districts of Calderdale, Kirklees and Tameside) as part of the rebranding. The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a Metropolitan borough of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, through which the Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. [6] However, consultants cited that this idea came from a "vocal minority" wishing to distance themselves from Oldham, and that the borough was likely to keep its name. [7]

Governance

The local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The district was granted Borough status in the United Kingdom on 23 November 1973 by Her Majesty the Queen, which allows the Council to have a Mayor. Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by Royal charter to Local government Districts in England, Wales and Northern Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II [10]

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is divided into twenty electoral wards, each which elects three councillors who generally sit for a four year term on the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. These democratically elected councillors together form the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, a body with direct local administrative responsibilities, equivalent to that of a Unitary Authority. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The twenty wards are:[11]

Coat of arms

Oldham council's coat of arms, seen here in the foyer of the Civic Centre.
Oldham council's coat of arms, seen here in the foyer of the Civic Centre. Coldhurst (or more rarely Cold Hurst) is an area of Oldham and an Electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Hollinwood is an area of Oldham, and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Waterhead (or archaically, Waterhead Mill) is a locality and electoral ward within the east of the town of Oldham, in Greater Manchester Werneth is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England It is west-southwest of Oldham's commercial centre and one of Oldham's most ancient localities A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people

The Coat of arms of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is based closely upon the historic family crest of Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter and founder of the Manchester Grammar School. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Hugh Oldham was born around 1450 - most likely in the town of Oldham in Lancashire, England, although some accounts claim he was born in nearby Manchester The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter The Manchester Grammar School ( MGS) is an independent boys' school (ages 9-18 in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. They feature an owl holding a scroll bearing the letters "Dom", making a name-pun "Owl-Dom" typical of the medieval period. The pun reflects the original pronunciation of the name, and is still reflected in the local pronunciation of "Ow'dom".

The pun is repeated in the town's Latin mottos: the older one reads "Haud (pronounced "owd") Facile Captu" (meaning "Not easily caught"), and the motto Sapere Aude (meaning "Dare to be wise" — the "Aude" also being pronounced "Owd").

Parliamentary representation

The boundaries of three parliamentary constituencies cover the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. These are:

Geography

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale lies to the west, the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees (of West Yorkshire) to the east, and the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside to the south. The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. The City of Manchester lies directly to the south west and the Derbyshire Borough of High Peak lies directly to the south east. High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England.

Parishes

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  1. Saddleworth (Saddleworth Urban District)
  2. Shaw and Crompton (Crompton Urban District)

Unparished areas

Showing former status. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Crompton Urban District was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.

  1. Chadderton (Chadderton Urban District)
  2. Failsworth (Failsworth Urban District)
  3. Lees (Lees Urban District)
  4. Oldham (County Borough of Oldham)
  5. Royton (Royton Urban District)

Demography

Further information: Demography of Greater Manchester
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham compared
UK Census 2001OldhamGreater ManchesterEngland
Total population217,2732,547,70049,138,831
Foreign born8. Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Chadderton Urban District was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Lees (pop 10100 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Lees (or Lees Urban District) was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Oldham was from 1849 to 1974 a Local government district in the northwest of England. Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Royton was from 1863 to 1974 a local government district in Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day town of Royton, and its suburbs and The Demography of Greater Manchester is charactered by a number of trends recorded amongst its multicultural agglomoration of 2 A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 2%7. 2%9. 2%
White86%91%91%
Asian12%5. 7%4. 6%
Black0. 6%1. 2%2. 3%
Christian73%74%72%
Muslim11%5. 0%3. 1%
Hindu0. 1%0. 7%1. 1%
No religion8. 9%11%15%
Over 75 years old?7. 0%7. 5%
Unemployed3. 7%3. 5%3. 3%

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the fifth most populous borough of Greater Manchester, and the borough with the highest proportion of people under fifteen years of age. [12]

Almost 12% of people in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham are of South Asian heritage, the highest proportion of a borough of Greater Manchester,[12].

The following table outlines the total population of the borough since 1801.

Year180118211851187119011921195119611971198119912001
Population41,47259,61577,350158,244244,138250,794223,982224,005224,071219,462219,613217,393
Source: Vision of Britain

Politics

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has been criticized in recent years by the independent Audit Commission. The Audit Commission is a Public corporation in the United Kingdom, established under the Local Government Finance Act 1982 to appoint auditors to all local In 2005, it was categorized as "weak" but "improving well" by the Audit Commission. [13] It was awarded only two stars, placing it within the bottom third of councils in the country according to perceived performance. [14]

According to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council sets the highest council tax rates in Greater Manchester. The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities Council Tax is the system of local Taxation used in England, Scotland and Wales to part fund the services provided by local government in each Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 It has the second highest council tax rates of the metropolitan areas, and is placed as the 16th highest rate of council tax in England. The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [15]

In response to these findings, on the 30 March 2006, the Oldham Labour Group of Councillors took out a full page advertisement in the Oldham Advertiser. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Oldham Advertiser is a weekly Newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England Among the claims of the advertisement were that they were providing the borough with a "star studded service" despite the fact they were awarded the second worst achievable rating by the commission. Furthermore, they claimed the social services were also "star rated" despite being classified as "weak". Council Leader David Jones was said to be pleased with the Commission's findings and is quoted as saying "It is just the beginning, but it shows we are on the way to being an excellent Council". However, one of the points of the advert was to contrast the position when the Liberal Democrats had control of the Council in 2002. Then the Audit Commission reported the council was "very weak" and in 2002 the Liberal Democrats raised Oldham's council tax by 12. 3%.

In 2007 it was recorded to be the second worst performing local authority in England for providing customer satisfaction. [16] Compared across Greater Manchester, the borough council was last for overall satisfaction and cleanliness, second worst for complaints, and third from last for recycling and waste collection.

Education

For schools within the main settlement, see Oldham. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock
For a list of Infant and Junior Schools in the borough see List of schools in Greater Manchester

There are around 161 schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. The List of schools in Greater Manchester, England is divided by metropolitan borough [12] Overall, Oldham was ranked 90th out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance and 8th in Greater Manchester in 2006. [17] In 2007, the Oldham LEA was ranked 122nd out of 148 in the country—and 8th in Greater Manchester—based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (35. 4% compared with the national average of 45. 8%). [18] Schools in the borough of Oldham include:

Secondary

SchoolLocationResultsWebsite
Blue Coat SchoolOldhamwww.blue-coat.oldham.sch.uk
Breeze Hill SchoolOldhamwww.breezehill.oldham.sch.uk
Counthill SchoolOldhamwww.counthill.org.uk
Crompton HouseHigh Crompton, Shaw and Cromptonwww.crompton-house.oldham.sch.uk
Failsworth SchoolFailsworthwww.failsworth.oldham.sch.uk
Grange SchoolOldhamwww.grange.oldham.sch.uk
Hulme Grammar SchoolOldhamwww.hulme-grammar.oldham.sch.uk
Kaskenmoor SchoolHollinwood, Oldhamwww.kaskenmoor.org.uk
North Chadderton SchoolChaddertonwww.webschool.org.uk
Our Lady's R.C. High SchoolRoytonwww.ourladyshigh.oldham.sch.uk
Royton and Crompton SchoolRoytonwww.roytoncrompton.oldham.sch.uk
Saddleworth SchoolUppermill, Saddleworthwww.saddleworth.oldham.sch.uk
South Chadderton SchoolChaddertonwww.southchadderton.oldham.sch.uk
St Augustine of Canterbury R.C. High SchoolWerneth, Oldhamwww.staugustine.oldham.sch.uk
The Hathershaw CollegeHathershaw, Oldhamwww.hathershaw.org.uk
The Radclyffe SchoolChaddertonwww.theradclyffeschool.co.uk

Special Needs Schools

Further and Higher education

Places of interest

There were 11 Grade II* listed buildings, and 524 Grade II in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham,[19] and thirty-six Conservation Areas. The Blue Coat School is a mixed gender Voluntary aided Church of England Secondary school and Sixth form for 11 - 18 year olds located Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Breeze Hill School is a mixed gender comprehensive Secondary school for 11 - 16 year olds in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Counthill School is a mixed gender secondary school for 11 - 16 year olds in the Moorside area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Crompton House Church of England High School is a mixed gender Voluntary aided Church of England Secondary school and Sixth form for 11 High Crompton is a locality in the west of the Shaw and Crompton parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Grange School is a mixed gender comprehensive Secondary school for 11 - 16 year olds in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Hulme Grammar School is an independent Grammar school situated on and around Chamber Road about three-quarters of a mile south of the centre of Oldham, Kaskenmoor School is a mixed gender comprehensive Secondary school for 11 - 16 year old children in the Hollinwood area of Oldham in Greater Manchester Hollinwood is an area of Oldham, and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England North Chadderton School is a mixed gender comprehensive school and sixth form for 11 - 18 year olds located in Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Our Lady's RC High School is a coed Roman Catholic High school and sixth form for 11-18 year olds located in Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Royton and Crompton School is a Coeducational, secondary comprehensive school for 11 - 16 year olds on Blackshaw Lane in Royton in the Metropolitan Saddleworth School is a mixed-sex Secondary school for 11 - 16 year olds and is located in Uppermill, in the Civil parish of Saddleworth Uppermill is the largest village in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England South Chadderton School is a Co-educational secondary school in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England. Werneth is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England It is west-southwest of Oldham's commercial centre and one of Oldham's most ancient localities The Hathershaw College is a Coeducational, comprehensive Secondary school for 11 - 16 year olds in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England Hathershaw is an area of Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England. The Radclyffe School is a Mixed Comprehensive[[Secondary School|School]] for 11 - 16 year olds located in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, Oldham Sixth Form College is a government-funded college of Further education in Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. The Oldham College, is a government funded Further education College in the town centre of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England The University of Huddersfield is a University in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside [20] Although the borough has no Grade I listed buildings, it does have the second highest number of Grade II buildings in Greater Manchester behind Manchester. Bolton Bury Manchester Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Trafford [21] The listed buildings range from former weaver's cottages in Saddleworth to some of the large former cotton mills in the West of the borough through to fine civic buildings such as the Old Town Hall in Oldham town centre.

Also in the borough are five of Greater Manchester's Sites of Special Scientific Interest, they are a section of Dark Peak,[22] the Ladcastle and Den Quarries,[23] the Lowside Brickworks,[24] the Rochdale Canal,[25] and part of the South Pennine Moors. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the Sites The Dark Peak is the higher wilder northern part of the Peak District in England. Uppermill is the largest village in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Glodwick (pronounced Glod-ick) is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale Canal is a navigable "broad" Canal in Northern England, part of the connected system of the Canals of Great Britain. The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland. [26]

Transport

There are three railway lines that serve places in the Oldham borough; one is the main line service running between Huddersfield and Manchester, with Greenfield railway station the only station served by this line in the borough. The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in northern England. Greenfield railway station serves the village of Greenfield, in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester

The other two lines form the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham Line service. The Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham line or Oldham Loop Line is a local railway route in Greater Manchester, England used by trains that run from Manchester One line is the main line service running between Bradford and Manchester via Halifax and Rochdale, with Mills Hill railway station the only station in Oldham served. Mills Hill railway station serves the district of Mills Hill near Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester The other line is the Rochdale/Shaw to Manchester Victoria services via Oldham Mumps. The express route serves Shaw and Crompton railway station and Oldham Mumps railway station, while the slower service serves Shaw and Crompton, Derker, Oldham Mumps, Oldham Werneth, Hollinwood and Failsworth stations. Shaw and Crompton railway station is a railway station located in Shaw and Crompton, within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, Oldham Mumps Railway Station is the main railway station of the Town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

There are many bus services running in the Oldham borough. The main bus operator is First Manchester, whose HQ is based in Oldham at Wallshaw Street, which is located at Oldham Mumps Bridge. First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England.

Twin Towns

The Borough of Oldham has formal twinning arrangements with three European places:[27] Each was originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974.

CountryPlaceCounty / District / Region / StateOriginally twinned withDate
Flag of GermanyGermanyGeesthachtSchleswig-HolsteinChadderton Urban District1966
Flag of SloveniaSloveniaKranjUpper CarniolaCounty Borough of Oldham1961
Flag of GermanyGermanyLandsberg am LechBavariaFailsworth Urban District1974

See also

References

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