ian9393 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 A bit off-topic here but I need the help of some fellow Latics fans. I am doing a project on defining different parts of Oldham. What I am trying to establish is how local people refer to the area they live in. While there are maps and Council wards etc., I am not sure that these relate to what local people call their area. For example, Hill Stores is a well known area (I think) but doesn't appear on the A to Z or as a Council ward. On the other hand, there are places on the A to Z like Hanging Chadder that I've never heard of. I have come up with the list below. I would be grateful if anyone could help me with it. Cheers! Oldham (West and East) Alt Bardsley Barrowshaw Busk Clarksfield Coldhurst Coppice Derker Fitton Hill Glodwick Greenacres Hathershaw Holts Moorside Mumps Oldham Edge Primrose Bank Roundthorn Salem Sholver Watersheddings Waterhead Werneth Westwood Failsworth & Hollinwood Failsworth Hollins Hollinwood Limeside Woodhouses Chadderton Broadway Butler Green Chadderton Chadderton Park Healds Green Mills Hill Whitegate Royton, Shaw & Crompton Cowlishaw High Crompton Haggate Heyside Higginshaw Oozewood Royley Royton Shaw Summit Thorp Saddleworth & Lees Austerlands Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Grasscroft Greenfield Grotton Lees Lydgate Springhead Uppermill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec1954 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Northmoor = Chadderton Way near Grange School (which was Northmoor School) Busk = Chadderton near to B&Q way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laticsbiffo Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 A bit off-topic here but I need the help of some fellow Latics fans. I am doing a project on defining different parts of Oldham. What I am trying to establish is how local people refer to the area they live in. While there are maps and Council wards etc., I am not sure that these relate to what local people call their area. For example, Hill Stores is a well known area (I think) but doesn't appear on the A to Z or as a Council ward. On the other hand, there are places on the A to Z like Hanging Chadder that I've never heard of. I have come up with the list below. I would be grateful if anyone could help me with it. Cheers! Oldham (West and East) Alt Bardsley Barrowshaw Busk Clarksfield Coldhurst Coppice Derker Fitton Hill Glodwick Greenacres Hathershaw Holts Moorside Mumps Oldham Edge Primrose Bank Roundthorn Salem Sholver Watersheddings Waterhead Werneth Westwood Failsworth & Hollinwood Failsworth Hollins Hollinwood Limeside Woodhouses Chadderton Broadway Butler Green Chadderton Chadderton Park Healds Green Mills Hill Whitegate Royton, Shaw & Crompton Cowlishaw High Crompton Haggate Heyside Higginshaw Oozewood Royley Royton Shaw Summit Thorp Saddleworth & Lees Austerlands Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Grasscroft Greenfield Grotton Lees Lydgate Springhead Uppermill Low Crompton - Mainly farmland between Royton (Dogford Rd) and High Crompton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordLOVErocket80 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 What about Longsight? around White Hart and Gray Mare part of Royton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Pitses between Roundthorn and Holts Tandle Hill between Royton and Summit Foxdenton, Chadderton Salem, Wellyhole & Leesbrook all off Lees Road going from Oldham and just before Lees. Alexandra between the top of Glodwick and the Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otid Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) Stottfield, border of Royton and Chadderton, on the Middleton Road side. Crossley, Chadderton, near to the Red Barn or whatever it's called now. Rushcroft, Shaw, near to Wren's Nest. Cinder Hill, Cadderton, near to Chadderton Park. Hanging Chadder by the way is near to Royton Summit....there's a farm named Hanging Chadder just off Springfield Lane. Edited August 7, 2009 by otid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Pitses between Roundthorn and Holts Tandle Hill between Royton and Summit Foxdenton, Chadderton Salem, Wellyhole & Leesbrook all off Lees Road going from Oldham and just before Lees. Alexandra between the top of Glodwick and the Park. Sort of. Maybe the posh bits going off Tandle Hill Road but not much else. Hanging Chadder is round the top end of Thornham, sort of anywhere the Oldham side of the Turks Head. Unless my childhood memories are playing tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousDavidWilson Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 We used to refer to the area around front house/top house/garforth glass in Springhead and towards lees as county end? Going back to when the boundaries were different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 We used to refer to the area around front house/top house/garforth glass in Springhead and towards lees as county end? Going back to when the boundaries were different. That's right and the nearby area off the centre of Lees in Hartshead Street, leading to Rhodes Hill is known as Milking Green. Daisy Nook & Crime Lake between Limeside and Failsworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Strinesdale between Oldham and Deph. Grains Bar, top of Ripponden Road before going down into Denshaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian9393 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Cheers for that Are there any places on the original list that shouldn't be on there? for example, if it's a historical name that no-one uses any more, or an administrative area mainly used by the Council / Ordnance Survey? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I've never met anyone from Sholver, who still calls it Sholver. The top is called Moorside and the bottom is Lower Dingle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thornham, although it's kind of interchangeable with Summit and hanging Chadder I guess. Some would include Fir Bank as a specific area, covering Fir Bank Road across to Fir Lane. Holden Fold ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Are there any places on the original list that shouldn't be on there? Yes. Shaw shouldn't be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yes. Shaw shouldn't be there. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thornham, although it's kind of interchangeable with Summit and hanging Chadder I guess. Nitpicking but I don't think anyone the far side of Springfield Lane would call themselves anything but Thornham. Summit as an area would only describe about 150 yards and a few houses from there to the top of Tandle Hill Road (the area where tall, handsome and sober types grew up in the 1970s and 80s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loonylatik Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Here here Leeslover Thornham boys or TT as i remember...happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thornham, although it's kind of interchangeable with Summit and hanging Chadder I guess. Some would include Fir Bank as a specific area, covering Fir Bank Road across to Fir Lane. Holden Fold ? Holden Fold is just off Middleton Road Royton on the way down to Haggate and Royley towards Chadderton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Chadderton - Firwood Park needs to be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 fitton hill is an estate in hathershaw,which is part of the medlock vale ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehobbit Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Alt is an estate coming out of ashton towards Holts estate - bit confusing County End is just before Lees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Littlemoor needs adding on the Oldham East part, a small area just off Ripponden Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 At the top of Fields New Rd/Denton Lane junction, Chadderton and just before Crossley Estate, the small area used to be/still is called Cowhill - There used to be a post office there named cowhill post office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Grew up in Friezland, near Greenfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBlue2 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Freehold - Werneth Butler Green - Chadderton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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