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Royton
Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Royton and its surroundings have provided evidence of ancient British, Roman and Viking activity in the area.
Mill town
A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories, usually cotton mills or factories producing textiles. Crespi d'Adda, UNESCO World Heritage Site Nuovo quartiere operaio in Schio Villaggio Leumann a Collegno Villaggio Frua in Saronno Villaggio operaio della Filatura in Tollegno The town grew out of a textile factory founded in 1833 by the sons of Feliks Lubienski, who owned the land where it was built.
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system. Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
Rochdale
Rochdale est une ville du nord-ouest de l'Angleterre, au Royaume-Uni, sa population est de habitants. Située le long de la rivière Roch, elle est la principale agglomération du district métropolitain de Rochdale, dans le Grand Manchester. Faisant partie historiquement du Lancashire, Rochdale s'imposa au comme un centre majeur de tissage : au cœur du processus qui donna naissance à la Révolution industrielle, elle fut une des premières villes industrialisées au monde. Son premier maire fut Jacob Bright (1856-1857).
Rochdale Canal
Le Rochdale canal est un canal d'Angleterre, qui tire son nom d'une ville de la banlieue de Manchester. D'une longueur de , il reliait les nombreuses usines de coton de la ville ainsi que le Canal de Bridgewater et le Sowerby Bridge, dans l'ouest du Yorkshire. L'idée du canal était de doubler le Canal Leeds-Liverpool, mis en projet dix ans plus tôt, par un parcours plus court, même s'il nécessitait plus de travaux et le recours à un long tunnel.
Chadderton
Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. Historically part of Lancashire, Chadderton's early history is marked by its status as a manorial township, with its own lords, who included the Asshetons, Chethams, Radclyffes and Traffords. Chadderton in the Middle Ages was chiefly distinguished by its two mansions, Foxdenton Hall and Chadderton Hall, and by the prestigious families who occupied them.
Massacre de Peterloo
Le massacre de Peterloo (ou bataille de Peterloo) eut lieu le sur le terrain de St Peter's Fields à Manchester en Angleterre (Royaume-Uni) lorsque la cavalerie chargea une manifestation pacifique de rassemblées pour demander une réforme de la représentation parlementaire. Après la fin des guerres napoléoniennes en 1815, des périodes de famine et de chômage chroniques s'installent dans le pays, exacerbées par les Corn Laws.
Saddleworth
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets as well as suburbs of Oldham on the west side of the Pennine hills. Areas include Austerlands, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Friezland, Grasscroft, Greenfield, Grotton, Lydgate, Scouthead, Springhead and Uppermill. Saddleworth lies east of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is broadly rural and had a population of 25,460 at the 2011 Census, making it one of the larger civil parishes in the United Kingdom.
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough, and covers the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Tameside is bordered by the metropolitan boroughs of Stockport to the south, the Oldham to the north and northeast, Manchester to the west, and to the east by the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire. the overall population was 219,324.
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, au sud-sud-est de Rochdale, et 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 au , Oldham ne prend de l'importance qu'au , en tant que centre international de fabrication textile.