page_title: Werneth, Greater Manchester
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Werneth, Greater Manchester / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Manchester Street, Werneth
context_page_description: Werneth is an area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 12,348. It is 1 mile west-southwest of Oldham's commercial centre and one of its most ancient localities. It is contiguous with Westwood, Hollinwood, Hollins and Chadderton. Werneth includes Freehold between Werneth Park and Oldham's border with Chadderton at Block Lane.
  More than three quarters of Werneth's population are members of an ethnic minority group, with the Pakistani population being largest.
caption: Manchester Street, Werneth
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