Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. [1][2][3] Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Oldham, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Rochdale and 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast ...

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Royton, north west of Oldham, was the first town where a powered cotton mill was built - at Thorp in 1764 - and its past as a mill town is still evident today, although the remaining mills are...

Royton is a town in south-eastern Lancashire, close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is just a mile and a half north of Oldham and three miles south of Rochdale.

Royton railway station served the town of Royton, England. It opened on 21 March 1864, and was at the end of a short branch line from Royton Junction railway station on the Oldham Loop Line.

This list of mills in Royton, lists textile factories that have existed in Royton, Greater Manchester, England.

Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is 2 miles northwest of Oldham, 3 miles southeast of Rochdale and 8 miles northeast of Manchester.

Save Royton's Greenbelt has been successful in saving Hanging Chadder and Thornham Old Road from development (pending Government inspection), but the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is still proposing to build of THOUSANDS OF HOUSES on Royton's Green Belt.

Royton lies five miles south-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Royton falls within the metropolitan district council of Oldham.

Royton is just a few miles northwest of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale and only seven miles northeast of Manchester. Catch the 402 bus route to both Oldham and Rochdale town centres, or the 181 / 182 buses to Manchester city centre.