Delph

Worth seeing in and around Delph

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Huddersfield Narrow Canal

   The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under 20 miles from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.

   3.5 km · canal in northern England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Castleshaw Roman fort

   Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. Although there is no evidence to substantiate the claim, it has been suggested that Castleshaw Roman fort is the site of Rigodunum, a Brigantian settlement.

   2.1 km · Roman fort in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Crompton Moor

   Crompton Moor is an area of moorland in the South Pennines, in North West England. It lies along the northeastern outskirts of Shaw and Crompton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester.

   3.6 km · mountain in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Standedge

   Standedge is a moorland escarpment in the Pennine Hills of northern England between Marsden, West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. Standedge has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times and possibly earlier.

   3.9 km · hill in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Uppermill Civic Hall

   Uppermill Civic Hall, also known as Saddleworth Civic Hall, is a municipal building in Lee Street, Uppermill, a village in Greater Manchester in England. The building currently serves as the offices and meeting place of Saddleworth Parish Council.

   2.6 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Thomas' Church, Friarmere

   St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   1.2 km · church in Delph, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Chad

   The Church of St Chad is an Anglican parish church on Church Lane in Uppermill, a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The church occupies an elevated site overlooking the village and is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.7 km · church in Uppermill, Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   The Swan Inn

   The Swan Inn is a Grade II listed public house on The Square in Dobcross, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1765, as indicated by a datestone, the building's upstairs room was used as a magistrates' court in the 18th century.

   1.5 km · Grade II listed public house in Dobcross, Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3 · Wikipedia
9. 09
   White Lion Public House

   The White Lion is a Grade II listed public house on Delph Lane in Delph, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the mid to late 18th century, it originated as three separate houses and was in use as an inn by the late 19th century.

   100 m · Grade II listed public house in Delph, Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Delph

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 30 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 41 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 61 km

Stations

Greenfield railway station, 3.3 km · Moorgate (Oldham) railway station, 2.5 km · Delph railway station, 500 m · Diggle railway station, 2.2 km · Uppermill railway station, 2.6 km

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  40 km · quickest by road, 1h · £4.5–6
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• Liverpool → Delph

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £7–9
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Delph

  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £11–15
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