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
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.
Oldham
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Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles northeast of Manchester
Oldham town centre closeup from Hartshead Pike
Oldham Town Centre geograph.org.uk 5138949
Parliament Square and the Old Town Hall, Oldham
Outside Tommyfield Market geograph.org.uk 3006755