page_title: Werneth, Greater Manchester
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Werneth, Greater Manchester / History
caption_attribution_description: Fredrick Street, in the Werneth area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. This fine Accrington brick terrace was originally the tied homes of the firemen operating from the long since demolished fire and police station at the end of the row - all that is, except the furthest one, which was the police sergeant's house with a side door into the police station. There is a similar terrace running at rightangles up the hill. the space behind the terraces was the practice yard.
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: Frederick Street, opposite Werneth Park
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