Ten amazing things Oldham has given the world

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This year sees the Greater Manchester town of Oldham celebrate its 175th anniversary. The Borough of Oldham first came into existence on November 1, 1849 thanks to a charter being granted earlier the same year on June 13.

A formal election process took place and the town’s first ever mayor, William Jones, was appointed in December 1849. Of course, people lived in the region now known as Oldham for thousands of years before it officially became a borough.

Evidence of human presence in the region has been discovered in the form of Neolithic flint arrow-heads and workings found in Werneth and Besom Hill, dating back as far as 10,000 years ago. READ MORE: The lost and abandoned 'ghost villages' around Greater Manchester READ MORE: The underground world hidden in Greater Manchester that looks like the remains of a lost civilisation Later evidence of Roman occupation, including the remains of a Roman road, have been discovered at sites in Oldham.

It's also known that Anglo Saxons occupied the territory later. Part of the historic county of Lancashire, Oldham came to prominence during the Industrial Revolution, leading the world in textile manufacture during the 19th century.