Diggle, Greater Manchester

Diggle
Diggle from Harrop Edge
Diggle Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SE017083
Civil parish	Saddleworth
Metropolitan borough	Metropolitan Borough of 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 UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′05″N1°59′42″W / 53.568°N 1.995°W / 53.568; -1.995

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

History

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

The Gate pub and a post office/off-licence is a listed building.

Location

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.

Transport

Diggle railway station served the village between 1849 and 1968; the Huddersfield Line continues to pass through the former station site. ^[3] The nearest National Rail station is now at Greenfield, where TransPennine Express provides services between Manchester Piccadilly, Huddersfield, Wakefield Kirkgate and York. ^[4]

Diggle is served by two bus routes: ^[5]

• 184 is run by Stagecoach Manchester between Oldham and Huddersfield
• 356 is operated by Diamond North West, which runs between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne, via Denshaw, Uppermill, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge.

Sport

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

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

See also

• Listed buildings in Saddleworth

References

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.
3. Young, Alan (17 May 2017). "Station Name: Diggle". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
4. "Timetables". Tpexpress.co.uk. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
5. "Diggle bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

External links

• Greater Manchester portal