Uppermill
Uppermill | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | OLDHAM | |
Postcode district | OL3 | |
Dialling code | 01457 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Tame in a valley amongst the South Pennines with the Peak District National Park directly to the east, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Oldham and 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Manchester. Uppermill and the neighbouring village of Dobcross have a combined population of 7,500.[1]
History
Although there is evidence of Roman activity in the area,[2] the history of Uppermill is dominated by the expansion of wool and cotton spinning into the area during the Industrial Revolution, with the construction of several mills.[3] Uppermill Civic Hall was completed in 1859.[4]
Demography
Dobcross/Uppermill compared | |||
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2001 UK census | Dobcross/Uppermill[1] | Oldham (borough)[5] | England |
Total population | 7,475 | 217,273 | 49,138,831 |
White | 98.3% | 86.1 | 91% |
Asian | 0.6% | 11.9 | 4.6% |
Black | 0.2% | 0.6 | 2.3% |
The villages of Uppermill and Dobcross were treated as a single entity by the
At the 2001 census, the area had a population of 7,475. Its population density was 10,324 inhabitants per square mile (3,986/km2), with a 100 to 92.6 female-to-male ratio.
At the 2001
Geography
Transport
The nearest railway station to Uppermill is
Bus services through the village include (from March 2024):
- 84: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Uppermill, Oldham and Piccadilly Gardens.
- 184: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Huddersfield and Oldham. This is the only route to connect Uppermill with Huddersfield.
- 350: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne.
- 352: Operated between Uppermill and Holmfirth by South Pennine Community Transport. This is the only service to connect Uppermill with Holmfirth. This service operates Saturdays only.
- 356: Operated by Nexus Move between Oldham, Greenfield station and Ashton-under-Lyne.
References
- ^ a b "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS06 Ethnic group . Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Bronze Age dagger retrieved near proposed windfarm". Stonepages.com. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
- ^ "Uppermill". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Theakstone, Wilfred. "Saddleworth" (PDF). Manchester Geographical Society. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Oldham Metropolitan Borough ethnic group". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS01 Usual resident population . Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS04 Marital status . Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS20 Household composition . Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Oldham Metropolitan Borough key statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS13 Qualifications and students . Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area results by population size of urban area". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 22 July 2004. KS07 Religion . Retrieved 22 April 2009.