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Dobcross is a
village in the
civil parish of
Saddleworth in the
Metropolitan Borough of
Oldham in
Greater Manchester, England. It is in a
valley in the...
- the
Pennine hills.
Areas include Austerlands, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle,
Dobcross, Friezland, Gr****croft, Greenfield, Grotton, Lydgate, Scouthead, Springhead...
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Dobcross railway station served the
village of
Dobcross between 1912 and 1955. The
station was
opened on 1
January 1912 as part of the
London and North...
- 7 km)
northeast of Manchester.
Uppermill and the
neighbouring village of
Dobcross have a
combined po****tion of 7,500.
Although there is
evidence of Roman...
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married former actor David Beckett on 24 June 1992 at Holy
Trinity Church,
Dobcross. They met on the set of
Coronation Street, when
Beckett joined the cast...
- Oldham. The prin****l
settlements are Austerlands, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle,
Dobcross, Gr****croft, Greenfield, Grotton, Lydgate, Springhead, and Uppermill. The...
- in the
field of engineering. The
Platt Brothers,
originated in
nearby Dobcross village, but
moved to Oldham. They were
pioneers of cotton-spinning machinery...
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manufacturer of
textile machinery and
Liberal politician.
Platt was born at
Dobcross, West
Riding of Yorkshire, the son of
Henry Platt who
founded Platt Brothers...
- main line and
veered sharply left past
Ladcastle Quarry before reaching Dobcross halt. It then
continued to
Delph with one
additional intermediate halt...
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Platt was a
blacksmith who in 1770 was
manufacturing carding equipment, in
Dobcross, Saddleworth, to the east of Oldham. His grandson, also
Henry founded a...
