In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Upper Mill like this:

Upper Mill, small town, Saddleworth township, Rochdale par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles E. of Oldham, 135 ac., pop. 1384; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.

Upper Mill through time

Upper Mill is now part of OLDHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how OLDHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Mill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Mill, in Oldham and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1289

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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