Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of

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in the

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, in

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, England. It lies by the source of the River Tame, high amongst the

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above the village of

Delph Delph (Old English ''(ge)delf'' a quarry) is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies amongst the Pennines o ...

, northeast of

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, north-northwest of Uppermill and

Shaw and Crompton Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is located north of Oldham, south-east of Rochdale and north- ...

. It has a population of around 500. Historically a part of the

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, Denshaw and its surroundings have provided archaeological evidence of

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and

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activity in the area. The name Denshaw is of

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derivation, and the oldest part of the village is an ancient

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.. Built up around the junction of five major roads, until the 20th century, Denshaw consisted mainly of

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s and a few

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s such as the Junction Inn, originally built as a coaching house for travellers. Denshaw is noted for its annual

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contest.

History

There is evidence of

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activity around Denshaw; in 2004 Saddleworth Archaeological Trust objected to the construction of a wind farm on a site on Denshaw Moor which had produced more than 200

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

artefacts. Human activity in Denshaw continued in the

, as demonstrated by the discovery of a palstave on Wall Green in 1932, when a trench was being dug for a water pipe, and some tools from Denshaw Moor, on the site of the proposed wind farm, which include a ceremonial flint dagger. A

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may also cross the site. The name Denshaw is derived from

, suggesting a settlement may have existed there during the period of the

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. Denshaw Fold, the oldest part of the village, is an isolated

of ancient origin. Many of the traditional stone dwellings are

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s and are descendants of the cluster of houses first built in the locality during the 16th century. Around 1795, the Junction Inn at Denshaw was erected. It served as a posting house on the

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-to-

turnpike road (opened in 1798) for the changing of horses and the provision of refreshments. Dowry Reservoir

Denshaw did not experience the same rate of

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and

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as its surrounding settlements during the

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, and it did not become a

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or a centre of the local

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boom as did nearby

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, Milnrow and

. However, Denshaw Vale was a

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printing factory which was "an important concern that employed a workforce of 150" during the 19th century.. Furthermore, Denshaw was chosen as the site of a reservoir which local mills were to contribute monies and thereby use; In 1828, Rackenden Deign Reservoir was built by Denshaw to provide for 24

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s. In 1818 an

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Lodge was erected in the village. In 1887, Denshaw was documented having a population of 1,279. In 2003, energy company E.ON UK proposed the installation of seven

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s at Denshaw. This was met with opposition from the local and wider communities, culminating in the Saddleworth Moors Action Group, who were joined by environmentalist

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. The council received over 1,000 letters objecting to the proposed wind farm, and although initially accepted by the former Liberal Democrat local authority, the application was rejected by Labour-controlled Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council on 1 March 2006. On 23 May 2007, Denshaw's

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(which doubled-up as the village's only shop) was the centre of a robbery. The "tiny premises" had been under threat of closure owing to

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's modernisation plans and has since closed. Denshaw RamsHeadInnSep2019a

On 17 April 2008, local, national and international media reported on Denshaw's entry on Wikipedia which had been vandalised with spoof information, although the offending material was removed after initial reports were published. The story featured on the

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's ''

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'', a regional news programme, and later picked up by news services as far away as

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Governance

Lying within the ancient county boundaries of

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since a very early time, during the

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, Denshaw lay within the Saddleworth

chapelry A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. Status A chapelry had a similar status to a Township (England), township, but was so named as it had a chapel of ease ...

of the

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. Like the other Yorkshire areas of the ancient parish, it was in the

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in Yorkshire, with the

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areas of the ancient parish being in Salfordshire. The Byrons (including

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George Gordon Byron) were prominent land owners in Denshaw. Denshaw was created an

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in 1864, out of the former Friarmere parochial chapelry. It was in the

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from 1864 to 1872. It then became part of

deanery until 1881 when it again became part of Ashton-under-Lyne. In 1929, it transferred to

deanery. It is currently in Saddleworth Deanery, part of the Archdeanery of Rochdale, in the

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. From 1894 to 1900, Denshaw lay within Saddleworth

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, a local government district in the administrative County of York, West Riding. In 1900, Denshaw was merged into Saddleworth Urban District, where it stayed until 1974. Under the

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, the Saddleworth Urban District was abolished, and Denshaw has, since 1 April 1974, formed part of the

, within

. Denshaw lies within the Saddleworth North

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. Since 1997, Denshaw has formed part of the parliamentary constituency of

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, and is represented in the

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by Debbie Abrahams, a member of the Labour Party. Between 1983 and 1997 it was in the Littleborough and Saddleworth constituency.

Geography

At (53.5921°, −2.0385°) and north-northwest of London, Denshaw stands about above

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, northeast of

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, on elevated Pennine ground by the River Tame, which flows southwesterly from its source near the Dowry and New Year's Bridge reservoirs. The land-use of Denshaw, which centres on a

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, is predominantly residential, the outlying land being a mixture of permanent

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and

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. Denshaw lies amongst the

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, and is topographically characterised by hilly, upland terrain. Denshaw is not contiguous with any other settlement and for purposes of the

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, does not form part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area. Denshaw experiences a

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, like much of the

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, with relatively cool summers and mild winters. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year. There are a number of small named-localities in and around Denshaw, including Denshaw Fold, Cherry Clough, Junction, Old Tame, Slackcote, Grains Bar and Woodbrow.

Landmarks

Christ Church is Denshaw's

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. It is part of the

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and lies within the

. A

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since 19 June 1967, Christ Church dates from 1863, the year before Denshaw became an

. It was built by Henry Gartside, a resident of Denshaw. Denshaw War Memorial lies within the churchyard. It was erected by public subscription "in honour of the men who fell and served" in the First and

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World Wars. The monument has Rolls of Honour containing the 32 names of those from Denshaw who fought and died in these wars.

Transport

Denshaw lies south of the

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, at a

where the A640, A672 and A6052 roads intersect. There are no rail services in Denshaw. Following closure of the

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, the nearest railway station to Denshaw is located at Greenfield. Denshaw is served by the 356 bus service previously ran by Nexus Move (Ashton-Under-Lyne) that runs between

, Denshaw, Diggle, Uppermill, Greenfield,

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and

. The service runs hourly on Weekdays and Saturdays, with service on Sunday dropping to every two hours. Since the 5th of January 2025, the 356 is now under the control of the Bee Network and is contracted to Diamond Bus North West as part of Tranche 3 of franchising. Denshaw was previously served by routes such as the 407 between Denshaw and

via Moorside. The 407 ran hourly daily with all days expect Sundays being run by Stotts Tours with Sunday runs being covered by

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. Additionally, Denshaw was served by the 354 bus route that ran towards

following the route of the modern day 356. During its time of operation, it was run by First Greater Manchester every two hours Mon-Sun with a Local Link

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system covering the evening journeys. 356 Mellor

Culture and community

Denshaw is noted for its annual brass band contest, held on every

. The Denshaw Whit Friday Band Contest was established in 1993 and in its first year attracted 25 bands. Denshaw has a

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named Christ Church Primary. It is a denominational school with the

, linked with Denshaw's parish church. Denshaw village hall is the home of an amateur dramatic group and hosts various village activities; the hall was awarded a grant of £10,000 by the Awards for All scheme, a small grants scheme run by the National Lottery. Denshaw is referred to in

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's 1993 song ''Ballad of Denshaw Mill''.

Public services

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policing in Denshaw is provided by the

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. The force's "(Q) Division" have their headquarters for policing the

at central Oldham; Denshaw's nearest police station is at Uppermill.

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is co-ordinated by

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. Statutory emergency fire and rescue service is provided by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. There are no hospitals in Denshaw, the nearest being the Royal Oldham Hospital, in neighbouring Oldham. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is the local NHS Trust. The North West Ambulance Service provides emergency patient transport to and from Denshaw. Other forms of

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are provided for locally by several small clinics and surgeries in and around Saddleworth.

Waste management Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitor ...

is co-ordinated by the

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via the

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. Locally produced inert waste for disposal is sent to

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at the Beal Valley. Denshaw's

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for electricity is

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. United Utilities also manages Denshaw's

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and

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; water supplies being sourced from several local reservoirs, including Dovestone and Chew.

References

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

www.denshaw.net
Denshaw village life.

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