Saddleworth
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![Saddleworth Viaduct was built originally to aid the transporting of goods during the Industrial Revolution, as was the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, which passes under it.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Saddleworth_Viaduct,_Huddersfield_Canal1506.jpg")
![Saddleworth Rushcart in 2008](/Images/godic/202502/08/The_Saddleworth_Rushcart_2008_-_geograph.org.uk_-_9344121506.jpg")
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Austerlands, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Friezland, Grasscroft, Greenfield, Grotton, Lydgate, Scouthead, Springhead, Uppermill.