 There is a mixture of high @-@ density urban areas , suburbs , semi @-@ rural and rural locations in Oldham . There is some permanent grassland but overwhelmingly the land use in the town is urban . The territory of Oldham is contiguous with other towns on all sides except for a small section along its eastern and southern boundaries , and for purposes of the Office for National Statistics , forms the fourth largest settlement of the Greater Manchester Urban Area , the United Kingdom 's third largest conurbation . The M60 motorway passes through the southwest of Oldham , through Hollinwood , and a heavy rail line enters Oldham from the same direction , travelling northeast to the town centre before heading northwards through Derker towards Shaw and Crompton . 
 <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>There</mark></a> is a mixture of high @-@ density urban areas , suburbs , semi @-@ rural and rural locations in Oldham . <a href='dey_it' title='2'><mark>There</mark></a> is some permanent grassland but overwhelmingly the land use in the town <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>urban . The territory of Oldham <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>contiguous with other towns on all sides except for a small section along its eastern and southern boundaries , and for purposes of the Office for National Statistics , <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>forms</mark></a> the fourth largest settlement of the Greater Manchester Urban Area , the United Kingdom <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>third largest conurbation . The M60 motorway <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>passes</mark></a> through the southwest of Oldham , through Hollinwood , and a heavy rail line <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>enters</mark></a> Oldham from the same direction , travelling northeast to the town centre before heading northwards through Derker towards Shaw and Crompton . 
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