Diggle, Greater Manchester

Human settlement in England

Diggle

Diggle from Harrop Edge

Diggle

Location within Greater Manchester

OS grid reference| SE017083
Civil parish|

* Saddleworth

Metropolitan borough|

* Oldham

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| OLDHAM
Postcode district| OL3
Dialling code| 01457
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Oldham East and Saddleworth

List of places

England
Greater Manchester

53°34′05″N 1°59′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.568°N 1.995°W﻿ / 53.568; -1.995

Diggle is a village in the civil parish of the Saddleworth in Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] The village is situated on the moorlands of the Pennine hills.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is located at one end of the restored Standedge Canal Tunnel, Britain's longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel. In the village there is a listed building, the Gate pub and a post office/off-licence.

Diggle is home to Diggle F.C., an FA registered amateur football club which plays its home games at Churchill Playing Fields, Uppermill. It competes in the Huddersfield and District Association Football League.

Saddleworth Clarion Cycling Club host the annual Beard Cup Hill Climb out of Diggle each September.[citation needed]

## History

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The name "Diggle" comes from the Saxon word degle meaning "valley".[2] Like many of the Saddleworth villages, it traces its history back to a collection of hamlets.

## Transport (as of January 2025)

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A railway line that connects Manchester to Huddersfield and Leeds runs through Diggle. There used to be a local railway station in the village, which opened in 1849, but it was one of many to go in the Beeching era, closing in 1963. The nearest stations to Diggle are in Greenfield and Marsden in Yorkshire.

Diggle is served by the 184 and 356 bus services. The 184 is run by Stagecoach Manchester under the Bee Network, as of March 2024, between Oldham and Huddersfield hourly in both directions Monday to Saturdays with the 184 running every 2 hours on Sunday. Diggle is also served by the 356 which runs between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne via Denshaw, Uppermill, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge with service up to every hour on Weekdays and Saturdays and every 2 hours on Sundays. This service is operated by Diamond North West as part of the Bee Network.

## See also

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* Greater Manchester portal

* Listed buildings in Saddleworth

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diggle, Greater Manchester.

1. ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - D to F, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 9 July 2007
2. ^ Bradbury, Joseph. Saddleworth Sketches, 1871.

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Settlements within the parish of Saddleworth

* Austerlands
* Castleshaw
* Delph
* Denshaw
* Diggle
* Dobcross
* Friezland
* Grasscroft
* Greenfield
* Grotton
* Heights
* Lydgate
* Scouthead
* Springhead
* Uppermill

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