Lees, Oldham

Name: Lees
Address: Oldham, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Oldham

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Lees is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, amongst the Pennines east of the River Medlock, 1.8 miles east of Oldham, and 8.2 miles northeast of Manchester. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°32'17"N, 2°4'8"W

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Oldham (Lees)Oldham United Kingdom

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Lees – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St James' Church, Strinesdale Reservoir, Salem Moravian Church, Alt.

1.2 miNW
Church
St James' Church, Oldham
31 min walk • St James' Church is in Barry Street, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Oldham East, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
1.2 miN
Park
Strinesdale Reservoir, Oldham
32 min walk • Strinesdale is a reservoir situated on the A62 between Oldham and Delph in Greater Manchester, England. The town of Rochdale is to the north and the town of Oldham to the south. It is fed by the River Medlock. Strinesdale is an area of water and woodland covering approximately 40 acres.
0.6 miW
Church
Salem Moravian Church, Oldham
17 min walk • Salem Moravian Church was founded in Oldham, Lancashire, England in 1825 by John Lees. Br Lees, who lived in the Clarksfield area of Oldham, was associated with the Moravian Settlement at Fairfield in Droylsden.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Alt, Oldham
26 min walk • Alt is a semi-rural and suburban area lying on the borders of the towns of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester. Alt was formerly a civil parish within the Limehurst Rural District until its abolition in 1954 when its territory was divided between the towns of Oldham and Ashton Under Lyne.
1.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Derker, Oldham
38 min walk • Derker is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in north-central Oldham, close to the boundary with Royton.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Orme Mill, Oldham
22 min walk • Orme Mill, Waterhead is a cotton spinning mill in Waterhead, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1908. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and production finished in 1960. The mill was passed on to Ferranti in 1964, and is now in multiple usage.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Crossbank, Oldham
19 min walk • Crossbank is an area of Lees, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, the name Crossbank is thought to derive from the days of the Knights Templar when a cross was etched into an earthen bank to denote lands granted to them.