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Oldham
(redirected from Oldham, Greater Manchester)

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Oldham, city (1991 pop. 107,095) and metropolitan district, NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. The city's industries include papermaking, tanning, food processing, and mail-order distribution. Oldham's town hall, art gallery, museum, and Alexandra Park are noteworthy. There is also a 17th-century grammar school and the College of Further Education. Winston Churchill Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874–1965, British statesman, soldier, and author; son of Lord Randolph Churchill .

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Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, he became (1894) an officer in the 4th hussars.
..... Click the link for more information.  was the member of Parliament for Oldham, and the composer William Walton Walton, Sir William Turner, 1902–83, English composer, b. Oldham. Walton studied at Oxford. One of his earliest works was a piano quartet (1918–19).
..... Click the link for more information.  was born there.
Oldham
1. a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop.: 103 544 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop.: 218 100 (2003 est.). Area: 141 sq. km (54 sq. miles)


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Further information from Ketumati Buddhist Vihara, 3 Pretoria Road, Hollins, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 4NH, England, UK and Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada), c/o Fellside Centre, Low Fellside, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4NH, England, UK.
News from Oldham England by Yasodhara-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women's Activities
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