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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Oldham Above Town


Visit Oldham Above Town PlacesVisit Oldham Above Town places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Oldham Above Town places to visit. A unique way to experience Oldham Above Town’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Oldham Above Town as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Oldham Above Town was a sub-district of the larger registration district of Oldham, in the then registration county of Lancashire. Unlike neighbouring Oldham Below Town, the area was broadly rural and encompassed a number of small settlements and hamlets in the Pennine hills and moorland. The district stretched from parts of Mumps, through Greenacres to Lees. When you visit Oldham Above Town, Walkfo brings Oldham Above Town places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Oldham Above Town Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Oldham Above Town


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Oldham Above Town photo With 99 audio plaques & Oldham Above Town places for you to explore in the Oldham Above Town area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Oldham Above Town places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit Oldham Above Town PlacesYou can visit Oldham Above Town places with Walkfo Oldham Above Town to hear history at Oldham Above Town’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Oldham Above Town has 99 places to visit in our interactive Oldham Above Town map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Oldham Above Town, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Oldham Above Town places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Oldham Above Town & the surrounding areas.

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Best Oldham Above Town places to visit


Oldham Above Town has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Oldham Above Town’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Oldham Above Town’s information audio spots:

Oldham Above Town photo Royd Mill, Oldham
Royd Mill, Oldham was built in 1907 and extended in 1912 and 1924. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The mill was demolished in 2015 to make way for a housing scheme.
Oldham Above Town photo Curzon Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
Curzon Mill, later known as Alger Mill, was a cotton spinning mill in the Hurst district of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1899 and 1902 for the Ashton Syndicate by Sydney Stott of Oldham. The mill was sold to the Alger Spinning Co. Ltd in 1911, and closed in 1942.
Oldham Above Town photo St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne
St. Michael’s Church in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, is a Grade I Listed Building. It is one of 116 surviving medieval parish churches in the North West. The church dates back to at least 1262, and a church on the site was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Oldham Above Town photo Stamford Park, Tameside
Stamford Park is a park in Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester. The park was Grade II listed with Historic England in 1986.
Oldham Above Town photo Ashton Park Parade railway station
Ashton Park Parade was a station on the line between Guide Bridge and Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. This station served the town of Ashton-under-Lyne, now served only by Ashton Charlestown, north of this former station.
Oldham Above Town photo Minerva Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
Minerva Mill was a cotton spinning mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1891 and 1892 for the Minerva Spinning Company. It ceased spinning cotton in the 1920s and was demolished in 1937.
Oldham Above Town photo Texas Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
Texas Mill was a cotton spinning mill in the Whitelands district of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1905 and 1907 for the Ashton Syndicate by Sydney Stott of Oldham. The mill was destroyed in a massive fire on 22–23 October 1971.
Oldham Above Town photo Ladysmith Barracks
Ladysmith Barracks was a British military installation on Mossley Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It is located in the area of Manchester.
Oldham Above Town photo Old Street drill hall, Ashton-under-Lyne
Old Street drill hall is a former military installation in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. The Old Street Drill Hall is located on the Old Street Road, Old Street.
Oldham Above Town photo Cavendish Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne
Cavendish Mill was built between 1884 and 1885 for the Cavendish Spinning Company by Potts, Pickup & Dixon of Oldham. It ceased spinning cotton in 1934 and was then used for a variety of purposes before it was converted into housing in 1994.

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Oldham Above Town has 61 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Oldham Above Town plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Oldham Above Town using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Oldham Above Town plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.