Heights, Greater Manchester

For the area of Greater Manchester known as "The Height", see Irlams o' th' Height.

Heights
The Royal Oak public house, Heights
Heights Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD981089
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 UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′34″N2°01′48″W / 53.576°N 2.030°W / 53.576; -2.030

Heights is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. ^[1] It is directly north of Delph, and four miles northeast of Oldham. It lies within the ancient county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Heights consists of a former pub (the Royal Oak Heights) which closed in 2020, some residential buildings and St Thomas' Church, Friarmere. The church is no longer in regular use; burials still take place and the graveyard is maintained. The churchyard and graveyard were featured in the film The Parole Officer starring Steve Coogan.

Notable people

Becket Whitehead, folksong collector ("A Beggin' I Will Go", "Gallant Poacher", "Four Loom Weaver", "Mowing Match", "Jim the Carter's Lad"), lived in Heights Lane Cottage and was buried at St. Thomas Church 1966.

References

1. "Gazetteer of British Place Names Heights, Yorkshire". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2025.