Royton
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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 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northwest of Oldham, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast of Rochdale and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) northeast of Manchester.
Royton Town Hall
Rehearsals by Radicals at Royton's Tandle Hill (pictured) led to increased tensions surrounding the ill-fated political demonstration now known as the Peterloo massacre.
Built in 1926, Elk mill (on the Royton-Chadderton boundary) was one of the UK's largest and most modern cotton mills. It closed in 1998 and was demolished a year later.
A panorama of Royton in 2008 from the Church of St Ann, Royton, looking northwards.
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of 243,912 in 2022, making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester. The borough spans 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi).
Oldham skyline with Oldham Civic Centre in the distance and Oldham Parish Church
Skyline of Chadderton, looking towards Manchester in the distance
Saddleworth Viaduct
Oldham Town Centre aerial view from the north