Oldham Detectives have been operating in Oldham and the North West for almost 20 years.
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Oldham lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale.
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Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England.
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Oldham is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of the city of Manchester.
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Oldham is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.
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Oldham rose to prominence during the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture.
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Oldham was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the first ever industrialised towns.
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Today Oldham is a predominantly residential town, and a centre for further education and the performing arts.
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Oldham's population of 103,544 lives in an area of around 26 square miles (67 km2).
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Oldham was hit hard by the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861–1865, when supplies of raw cotton from the United States were cut off.
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Wholly reliant upon the textile industry, the cotton famine created chronic unemployment in the town.
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Oldham's topography is characterised by its rugged, elevated Pennine terrain.
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Oldham has an area of 6.91 square miles (17.90 km2).
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The geology of Oldham is represented by the Millstone Grit and Coal Measures series of rocks.
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