Alt

Alt is a semi-rural and suburban area lying on the borders of the towns of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester. Alt was formerly a civil parish within the Limehurst Rural District until its abolition in 1954 when its territory was divided between the towns of Oldham and Ashton Under Lyne.

Type: Suburb
Description: semi-rural and suburban area lying on the borders of the towns of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England
Also known as: “Alt, Greater Manchester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alexandra Park and Church of St Mark with Christchurch.

Alexandra Park

Park

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Alexandra Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in response to the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861–1865 as an attempt to keep local textile workers employed.

Church of St Mark with Christchurch

Church

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Church of St Thomas

Church

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The Church of St Thomas is an Anglican parish church on West Street in Lees, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Park Bridge and Glodwick.

Park Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: A. Carty, Public domain.

Park Bridge is an area of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated in the Medlock Valley, by Ashton-under-Lyne's border with Oldham.

Glodwick

Suburb

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Glodwick is an area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is south-east of Oldham town centre. Glodwick is a multi-ethnic residential area in the south of Oldham, home particularly to a large community of Pakistanis and British Pakistanis.