St Thomas' Church

#1369 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. ()

Completed: XIX centuryCoordinates: 53°34'42"N, 2°1'42"W

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Heights LnOldham OL3 5TU EnglandUnited Kingdom

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St Thomas' Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saddleworth Museum, Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Stanza Stones Trail, Lees.

2.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, Art gallery
Saddleworth Museum, Oldham
60 min walk • Saddleworth Museum is an independent museum in Uppermill village, Saddleworth, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is a registered charity and was accredited by the MLA.
4.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham
105 min walk • Oldham Coliseum Theatre is a theatre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Found on Fairbottom Street in the town centre, Oldham's Coliseum is a repertory theatre which celebrated its centenary in 1987.
3.2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stanza Stones Trail, Marsden
81 min walk • The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile walking route from Marsden to Ilkley, along the Pennine watershed in northern England, linking six poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone.
3.2 miSW
Area
Lees, Oldham
83 min walk • Lees is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, amongst the Pennines east of the River Medlock, 1.8 miles east of Oldham, and 8.2 miles northeast of Manchester.
3.6 miSE
Valley
Greenfield Valley, Diggle
91 min walk • Greenfield Valley is a river valley through Saddleworth Moor in England's Peak District National Park. Historically this area of the South Pennines was part of Yorkshire but since 1974 it has been within the eastern edge of the county of Greater Manchester.
2.5 miE
Hill
Standedge, Diggle
63 min walk • Standedge is a moorland escarpment in the Pennine Hills of northern England between Marsden, West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. Standedge has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times and possibly earlier.
3.5 miSW
Church
St James' Church, Oldham
91 min walk • St James' Church is in Barry Street, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Oldham East, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.
2.2 miSW
Park
Strinesdale Reservoir, Oldham
57 min walk • Strinesdale is a reservoir situated on the A62 between Oldham and Delph in Greater Manchester, England. The town of Rochdale is to the north and the town of Oldham to the south. It is fed by the River Medlock. Strinesdale is an area of water and woodland covering approximately 40 acres.
2.9 miS
Canal
Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Huddersfield
75 min walk • The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under 20 miles from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.
1 miE
Forts and castles
Castleshaw Roman Fort, Ashton-under-Lyne
26 min walk • Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. Although there is no evidence to substantiate the claim, it has been suggested that Castleshaw Roman fort is the site of Rigodunum, a Brigantian settlement.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Piethorne Reservoir
62 min walk • Piethorne Reservoir is the largest of several reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley above Newhey, by Milnrow, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was built between 1858 and 1868.