Uppermill

Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Historically 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, 5 mi east of Oldham and 11 mi northeast of Manchester. Uppermill and the neighbouring village of Dobcross have a combined population of 7,500.

History
Although there is evidence of Roman activity in the area, the history of Uppermill is dominated by the expansion of wool and cotton spinning into the area during the Industrial Revolution, with the construction of several mills. Uppermill Civic Hall was completed in 1859.

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. 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 10324 PD/sqmi, 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, 79.6% of residents in the area reported themselves as being Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 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.

Transport
The nearest railway station to Uppermill is Greenfield with an hourly service provided in both directions by TransPennine Express between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield.

Bus services through the village include (from March 2024):
 * 84: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Uppermill, Oldham and Piccadilly Gardens.
 * 184: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Huddersfield and Oldham. This is the only route to connect Uppermill with Huddersfield.
 * 350: Operated by Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne.
 * 352: Operated between Uppermill and Holmfirth by South Pennine Community Transport. This is the only service to connect Uppermill with Holmfirth. This service operates Saturdays only.
 * 356: Operated by Nexus Move between Oldham, Greenfield station and Ashton-under-Lyne.