Coldhurst

Coldhurst
240px Horsedge Street in Coldhurst
Coldhurst  Coldhurst shown within Greater Manchester
Population	13,201 (2011 Census)
– density	58.1
OS grid reference	SD921058
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL1
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Oldham West and Royton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Coldhurst (or more rarely Cold Hurst) is an area of Oldham, and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, it had a population of 11,935, increasing to 13,201 at the 2011 Census. The electoral ward spans most of Oldham's town centre, although the name Coldhurst conventionally applies to the area immediately north of the centre.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Coldhurst was formerly a chapelry within the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the Salfordshire hundred.

An old hall existed in the locality, belonging to Abram Crompton, esq, which gave its name to Crompton Street.

Coldhurst is said to have been the scene of an action in the English Civil War, in which the parliamentarians were defeated.

Following the Industrial Revolution, Coldhurst was the site of considerable industry and commerce, including coal mining, cotton spinning and hat manufacture.

Coldhurst is the home of a significant community of South Asian (particularly Bangladeshi) heritage. 37% of the population is non-white and most of the white residents live in "bleak council developments". In 2001, Coldhurst was in the 5% most deprived wards in the United Kingdom.

A photograph of Coldhurst during the Victorian era was used as part of the "Made of Manchester" promotion of the home strip worn by Manchester United F.C. for the 2012-13 season.