 Much of Oldham 's history is concerned with textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution ; it has been said that " if ever the Industrial Revolution placed a town firmly and squarely on the map of the world , that town is Oldham . " Oldham 's soils were too thin and poor to sustain crop growing , and so for decades prior to industrialisation the area was used for grazing sheep , which provided the raw material for a local woollen weaving trade . 
 Much of Oldham <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>history is concerned with textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution ; it <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> been said that " if ever the Industrial Revolution placed a town firmly and squarely on the map of the world , that town is Oldham . " Oldham <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>soils <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> too thin and poor to sustain crop growing , and so for decades prior to industrialisation the area was used for grazing sheep , which provided the raw material for a local woollen weaving trade . 
Much of Oldham  history is concerned with textile manufacture durin da Industrial Revolution ; it done been said dat " if ever tdaIndustrial Revolution placed a town firmly and squarely on thdaap of the world , tdattown is Oldham . " Oldham  soils was too thin and poor to sustain crop growin , and soo for decades prior to industrialisation thedaea was used for grazing sheep , which provided the raw material fa a local woollen weaving trade .