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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Delph, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Heights Chapel”, “St Thomas Heights Church”, “St Thomas, Friarmere”, “St Thomas‘ Church”, and “St Thomas‘ Church, Friarmere”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castleshaw Roman Fort and Delph Bridge.
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. Castleshaw Roman Fort is situated 1 mile east of St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere.
Delph Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delph Bridge is situated 3,700 feet south of St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere.
Delph Fish and Chip Shop
Fast food restaurant
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Delph Fish and Chip Shop is a fast food restaurant, which is situated 3,800 feet south of St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delph and Denshaw.
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.
Denshaw
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Saddleworth, Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.57818° or 53° 34′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.02847° or 2° 1′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C5VHXHC+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 405699550OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q7595528
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friarmere Cricket Club and Delph Primary School.
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