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Uppermill
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Uppermill
Total population
11,191
Air quality index
Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Tame in a valley amongst the South Pennines with the Peak District National Park directly to the east, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Oldham and 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Manchester. Uppermill and the neighbouring village of Dobcross have a combined population of 7,500.
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History
Although there is evidence of Roman activity in the area, the history of Uppermill is dominated by the expansion of wool and cotton spinning into the area during the Industrial Revolution, with the construction of several mills. Uppermill Civic Hall was completed in 1859. From 1894 to 1900 Upper Mill was an urban district. In 1894 Upper Mill became a civil parish, being formed from the part of Saddleworth in Upper Mill Urban District, on 1 April 1900 the parish was abolished and merged with Saddleworth.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves19,219
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,385
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,128
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves16,441
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15,264
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves14,953
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,469
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,340
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2025-12-030 km ESE of Carnforth, United Kingdom
- M 2.7 — 2023-06-282 km SE of Cheadle, United Kingdom
- M 3.6 — 2022-05-302 km ESE of Prees, United Kingdom
- M 2.6 — 2014-10-282 km NNE of Hucknall, United Kingdom
- M 3.2 — 2013-08-2523 km W of Cleveleys, United Kingdom
- M 2.9 — 2013-01-180 km NE of Hathern, United Kingdom
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in England
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Uppermill
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074569190
- Local type
- Village
- Region
- North West
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names