Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of Manchester. Together with several smaller surrounding towns, it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, population 230,800 as of 2015, of which it is the administrative centre.
Historically in 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. At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world, producing more cotton than France and Germany combined.
Oldham is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the major M62 motorway but is linked to it by the M60 at Hollinwood and A627(M) via Chadderton. There are major A roads to Ashton-under-Lyne, Huddersfield, Manchester and Rochdale.
There are a number of established industrial estates situated in Oldham such as; Victoria Trading Estate, Oldham Central Trading Estate, Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate, Parkside Industrial Estate, Springfield Industrial Estate and Woodend Mill Industrial Estate. The town of Oldham has attracted a number of occupiers including; eBay, VPS, Great Bear Distribution, Screwfix, Howdens Joinery and Toolstation.
At Nolan Redshaw, we provide unrivalled, specialist, commercial property advice to clients throughout Oldham and the surrouding areas.
Contact Nolan RedshawWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP