Diggle, Greater Manchester

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Diggle, Greater Manchester is a small village in the Saddleworth area near the Pennines, known historically for its role in trans-Pennine transport routes including the nearby Standedge Tunnels.

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Diggle, Greater Manchester canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
country England
United Kingdom
governedBy Oldham borough
surface form: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
hasAmenity local shops
primary school
public houses
village hall
hasCategory Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Saddleworth
Villages in Greater Manchester
hasDialCode 01457
hasEconomicHistory mill village
textile industry
hasFeature moorland landscape
rural surroundings
valley setting
hasNearbyHill Saddleworth Moor
hasNearbyPass Standedge tunnels
surface form: Standedge
hasPostcodeArea OL
hasPostTown Oldham borough
surface form: Oldham
hasStructure Diggle railway cutting
hasTransportHistory Standedge tunnels
surface form: Standedge canal tunnel

Standedge tunnels
surface form: Standedge rail tunnel

trans-Pennine transport route
historicalCounty West Riding of Yorkshire
locatedIn Greater Manchester
Oldham borough
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Oldham

North West England
Pennines
Saddleworth
locatedNear Huddersfield Narrow Canal
near Greenfield, Greater Manchester
Marsden, West Yorkshire
Standedge tunnels
surface form: Standedge Tunnels

Uppermill
partOf Saddleworth
surface form: Saddleworth civil parish
region Northern England
representedInParliamentBy Oldham East and Saddleworth
surface form: Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency
servedBy Huddersfield Line

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Standedge tunnels locatedNear Diggle, Greater Manchester
subject surface form: Standedge Tunnels