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Shipping Containers for sale in Oldham Greater Manchester

Estimated Population: 103,544

While Oldham’s history can be traced back to the 11th century, it was the Industrial Revolution — and cotton in particular — that laid the foundations for the town’s prosperity. By the end of the 19th century Oldham was recognized as the most productive cotton-spinning town in the world. At the peak of the town’s cotton industry, over 360 mills were operational, with over 10% of the world’s cotton spinning taking place in a single town; the last cotton mill closed in the mid-1990s, and redundant mills are now a dominant feature of the town’s landscape. The town also lead in the production of cotton-manufacturing machinery, with Platt Brothers exporting equipment throughout the then British Empire.

In 1900, Winston Churchill was elected Oldham member of Parliament. He held the constituency for the conservatives until 1904

From 1963 to 1965, the town was overshadowed by the terrible Moors Murders whose victims were buried on nearby Saddleworth Moor.

Shipping Containers for sale in Oldham Greater Mancheste