| Country: | England |
| Map Type: | Greater Manchester |
| Coordinates: | 53.549°N -2.004°W |
| Label Position: | top |
| Official Name: | Uppermill |
| Civil Parish: | Saddleworth |
| Metropolitan Borough: | Oldham |
| Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Oldham East and Saddleworth |
| Post Town: | OLDHAM |
| Postcode District: | OL3 |
| Postcode Area: | OL |
| Dial Code: | 01457 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD938090 |
| London Distance: | 161 miles (261 km) SSE |
| Static Image Name: | Uppermill and Railway.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | View over 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, 5miles east of Oldham and 11miles northeast of Manchester. Uppermill and the neighbouring village of Dobcross have a combined population of 7,500.
Although there is evidence of Roman activity in the area,[1] 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.[2] Uppermill Civic Hall was completed in 1859.[3]
| Dobcross/Uppermill compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK census | Dobcross/Uppermill[4] | Oldham (borough)[5] | England | |
| Total population | 7,475 | 217,273 | 49,138,831 | |
| White | 98.3% | 86.1 | 91% | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 11.9 | 4.6% | |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.6 | 2.3% | |
At the 2001 census, the area had a population of 7,475. Its population density was 10324PD/sqmi, with a 100 to 92.6 female-to-male ratio.[6] Of those over 16 years old, 22.5% were single (never married), 49.6% married, and 7.8% divorced.[7] 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.[8] Of those aged 16–74, 21.1% had no academic qualifications, significantly below the averages of Oldham (37.7%) and England (28.9%).[9] [10]
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.[11]
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):