Werneth, Greater Manchester

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Werneth
latitude= 53.535483
longitude= -2.132034
population =
population_density=
metropolitan_borough= Oldham
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Oldham West and Royton
post_town= OLDHAM
postcode_district = OL9
postcode_area= OL
dial_code= 0161
os_grid_reference= SD912043
london_distance=
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static_image_caption=Booth House is the former headquarters of the Platt Brothers

Werneth is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is convert|1|mi|km|1 west-southwest of Oldham's commercial centre and one of Oldham's most ancient localities.

History

During the reign of Henry III of England, Alwardus de Aldholme (Oldham) is referred to as holding land in Vernet (Werneth). The territory of Oldham was ruled by Alwardus's family from Werneth Hall (long since demolished).

Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Werneth was recorded in 1212 as being one of five parts of the thegnage estate of Kaskenmoor, which was held on behalf of King John by Roger de Montbegon and William de Nevill.cite book |last=Brownbill|first=J|coauthors=William Farrer|title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5|publisher=Victoria County History|date=1911|pages=92–108|isbn=978-0712910552] The other parts of this estate were Crompton, Glodwick, Oldham and Sholver. Werneth later formed part of the township of Oldham, within the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the hundred of Salford.

Platts and the Industrial Revolution

Werneth has long existed as an industrial district, and in the 19th century was used almost exclusively by the Platt Bros. of Oldham, the large engineering firm of the former cotton spinning industry prevalent in Oldham. The Platt Brothers business headquarters formed the basis of what is today, Oldham Werneth railway station.

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