The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham was formed in 1974 from the town and County Borough of Oldham together with the Failsworth, Chadderton, Shaw & Crompton, Lees and Royton Urban Districts of Lancashire and the Saddleworth Urban District of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Some suburbs and villages are, to the west: Mills Hill, Werneth & Hollinwood. To the north: Derker, Sholver, High Crompton and (despite the signs proclaiming otherwise!) the outlying village of Denshaw. To east: Glodwick, Grotton, Springhead, Grasscroft, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Uppermill & Diggle. To south: Hathershaw and Bardsley
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