| Diggle | |
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 Diggle from Harrop Edge | |
  Diggle Location withinGreater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SE017083 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL3 |
| Dialling code | 01457 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Diggle is a village in the civilparish of theSaddleworth inMetropolitan Borough of Oldham, inGreater Manchester, England.[1] The village is situated on the moorlands of thePennine hills.
Historically part of theWest Riding of Yorkshire, it is located at one end of the restoredStandedge Canal Tunnel, Britain's longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel. In the village there is a listed building, the Gatepub and apost office/off-licence.
Diggle is home to Diggle F.C., an FA registered amateur football club which plays its home games at Churchill Playing Fields,Uppermill. It competes in theHuddersfield and District Association Football League.
Saddleworth Clarion Cycling Club host the annualBeard Cup Hill Climb out of Diggle each September.[citation needed]
The name "Diggle" comes from theSaxon worddegle meaning "valley".[2] Like many of the Saddleworth villages, it traces its history back to a collection ofhamlets.
A railway line that connectsManchester toHuddersfield andLeeds runs through Diggle. There used to be a localrailway station in the village, which opened in 1849, but it was one of many to go in the Beeching era, closing in 1963. The nearest stations to Diggle are inGreenfield andMarsden inYorkshire.
Diggle is served by the 184 and 356 bus services. The 184 is run byStagecoach Manchester under theBee Network, as of March 2024, betweenOldham andHuddersfield hourly in both directions Monday to Saturdays with the 184 running every 2 hours on Sunday. Diggle is also served by the 356 which runs betweenOldham andAshton-under-Lyne viaDenshaw,Uppermill,Greenfield,Mossley andStalybridge with service up to every hour on Weekdays and Saturdays and every 2 hours on Sundays. This service is operated byDiamond North West as part of theBee Network.
