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Oldham (Town of England in Lancashire)

a town of England, in Lancashire, 6 miles N. E. of Manchester. The spinning and weaving of cotton are the staple industries of the town, and employ within it and in its vicinity about 250 mills; and there are several large machine shops, foundries, tanner- 1 OLDHAM OLERON ies, roperies, silk factories, bleach works, troleum, lumber, and tanning interests. etc. Pop. (1917) 133,721.