Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of
Saddleworth in the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in
Greater Manchester, England.
Historically
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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, and is east of
Oldham, and east-northeast of
Manchester. Uppermill forms a continuous urban area with the neighbouring village of
Dobcross—the two have a combined population of 7,500.
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History
Although there is evidence of Roman activity in the area,
Demography
The villages of Uppermill and Dobcross were treated as a single entity by the Office for National Statistics in the 2001 United Kingdom Census
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. As such, there are no demographic statistics for the village on its own. The statistics given here are for the combined population of Uppermill and Dobcross, which are about half a mile apart.
At the 2001 census, the area had a population of 7,475. Its population density was , with a 100 to 92.6 female-to-male ratio. Of those over 16 years old, 22.5% were single (never married), 49.6% married, and 7.8% divorced. The 3,225 households in the area included 27.7% one-person, 43.2% married couples living together, 8.1% were co-habiting couples, and 6.9% single parents with their children. Of those aged 16–74, 21.1% had no academic qualifications, significantly below the averages of Oldham (37.7%) and England (28.9%).
At the 2001 UK census
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, 79.6% of residents in the area reported themselves as being Christian
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, 0.3% Muslim
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, 0.3% Hindu
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, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.2% Jewish. The census recorded 13.3% as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 6.0% did not state their religion.
Geography
References
External links
Uppermill brass bandUppermill Football club
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Villages in Greater Manchester
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Saddleworth
