Freehold, Greater Manchester
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| Freehold shown within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD911041 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL9 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Freehold is an urban area of Werneth in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It occupies an area in the west of Werneth close to the Oldham town boundary with Chadderton. It is contiguous on all sides with other urban areas including other parts of Werneth to the north and east and with Cowhill, Block Lane and Butler Green/Washbrook in Chadderton.
Freehold is centred on Oxford Street and is broadly bounded by Manchester Road, Edward Street, the former Oldham Loop Line railway, Block Lane and Suffolk Street.
The place-name of Freehold isn't widely used in the area and doesn't exist as a postal address, the locality being generally known by the wider district name of Werneth.
The area was partly redeveloped as part of the government's Housing Market Renewal Initiative – the Werneth Freehold Masterplan – comprising Freehold, Block Lane and some small adjacent parts of north Werneth and south Chadderton, however some parts of Freehold have remained derelict since the early 2000s following loss of funding for the initiative.
Freehold Metrolink station opened in 2012 at the Oldham/Chadderton boundary at Block Lane, and serves both the Freehold area of Oldham and the Cowhill/Block Lane areas of Chadderton. The station's position on the boundary means it lies partially in both Chadderton and Oldham.
Freehold Community School was built in 1982 on the site of Blackridings Mill which was demolished in 1975. The school has a history dating to 1880, being originally located on Derby Street close to its junction with Manchester Road. The school also used the Stanley Road School building in the Butler Green area for a period up until the construction of the new school.
The Hartford Mill is a Grade II listed building in the area dating from 1907, ceasing cotton production in 1969. The mill, however, has fallen into dereliction and an application to have the building de-listed and demolished has been approved by the owners and the local authority.
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