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1. Lees
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Lees is a collection of hamlets in the east of the borough. Its name is often traced back to a 14th century bodyguard of the Lord of the Manor, called John de Leghes.
2. Chadderton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Chadderton lies to the west of the borough and borders on Middleton.
3. Royton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005In the north west of the borough lies Royton, an area based on three hamlets - Thorp, Heyside and the area where St Paul's Church now stands.
4. Failsworth
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Failsworth lies to the south-west of the borough, and is known as the town linking Oldham with Manchester.
5. Saddleworth
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Saddleworth lies at the edge of the Pennines covering the eastern side of the borough. With picturesque countryside and scenic villages Uppermill, Diggle, Dobcross and Delph, it is becoming a popular tourist destination.
6. Oldham town
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005The hub of the sprawling borough, central Oldham was once the world's most important textile spinning and textile engineering town.
7. Shaw
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Shaw, in the north of the borough, contains one of the earliest cotton mills, Newton at Greenfield. Shaw Chapel existed before 1552 and was rebuilt in 1739.
8. Crompton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Crompton lies to the north of Oldham, further north even than Shaw, and is made up of two separate hamlets, High and Low Crompton.
9. Compelling site on Oldham's history
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 4 July 2005I HAVE found a website that covers the working lives of those living in the cotton towns of what we now call Greater Manchester.
10. Are there any Howorths from 'coal business' still out there?
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 4 July 2005A CHADDERTON woman is hoping that Advertiser readers can help her in a search to trace members of her late husband's family.