Denshaw
Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Tame, high amongst the Pennines above the village of Delph, 4.6 miles northeast of Oldham,3.3 miles north-northwest of Uppermill and Shaw and Crompton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Denshaw Oddfellows Lodge and Rooden Reservoir.
Rooden Reservoir
Reservoir
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Rooden Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Denshaw in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.
Hanging Lees Reservoir
Reservoir
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Hanging Lees Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. It is situated between Rooden and Piethorne Reservoirs. The area around the reservoir has trails for walking.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delph and Castleshaw.
Delph
Village
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Delph is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies amongst the Pennines on the River Tame below the village of Denshaw, four miles east-northeast of Oldham and 1+3⁄4 miles north-northwest of Uppermill. Delph is situated 1½ miles south of Denshaw.
Castleshaw
Hamlet
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Castleshaw is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines, 2.4 miles north of Uppermill, 3 miles west-southwest of Marsden, and 5.3 miles east-northeast of Oldham. Castleshaw is situated 2 miles east of Denshaw.
Shaw
Town
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Shaw is a ward and part of the built-up area in the civil parish of Shaw and Crompton, in the Oldham district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. Shaw is situated 2½ miles southwest of Denshaw.
Denshaw
- Type: Village with 595 residents
- Description: village in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Saddleworth, Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5919° or 53° 35′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.03899° or 2° 2′ 20″ westPopulation
595Elevation
843 feet (257 metres)Open location code
9C5VHXR6+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1632335927OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12264516Wikidata ID
Q2643757
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