OldhamOldham 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.
RoytonRoyton 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.
ChaddertonChadderton 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.