Lydgate, Greater Manchester

Lydgate
Lydgate
Lydgate is located in Greater Manchester
Lydgate
Lydgate
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD972045
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL4
Dialling code01457
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Lydgate is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The village, which has a church, was part of the Agbrigg Wapentake, part of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire.[1][2][3][4]

There are a number of listed buildings in the village, including the late 17th-century Grotton Hall,[5] the White Hart pub,[6] and St Anne's Church.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lydgate St Anne | National Churches Trust". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lydgate West Riding". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Genuki: Rochdale Supplementary, Yorkshire (West Riding)". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Smith, A. H (1986) [1961]. The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 2: Osgoldcross and Agbrigg Wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 319. OCLC 615109017.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Grotton Hall (Grade II*) (1068157)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "White Hart public house (Grade II) (1356426)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Anne (Grade II) (1068142)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2026.