Bleak Hey Nook
Bleak Hey Nook is a locality in Saddleworth, Oldham, England. Bleak Hey Nook is situated nearby to the hamlet Castleshaw, as well as near the locality Carr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castleshaw Roman Fort and Standedge.
Castleshaw Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Thomas E Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Standedge
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleshaw and Diggle.
Castleshaw
Hamlet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Diggle
Village
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Diggle is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the moorlands of the Pennine hills.
Delph
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 southwest of Bleak Hey Nook.
Bleak Hey Nook
- Type: Locality
- Location: Saddleworth, Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.58108° or 53° 34′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.99354° or 1° 59′ 37″ westElevation
1,010 feet (308 metres)Open location code
9C5WH2J4+CHGeoNames ID
13279963
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