Lydgate
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.537°N 2.041°W
Static image nameLydgate, Saddleworth - geograph.org.uk - 5538.jpg
Civil parishSaddleworth
Metropolitan boroughOldham
Metropolitan countyGreater Manchester
RegionNorth West England
Constituency westminsterOldham East and Saddleworth
Post townOLDHAM
Postcode districtOL4
Postcode areaOL
Dial code01457
Os grid referenceSD972045

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
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