Delph is a village in the Saddleworth area of Oldham. With a population of around 2,000 it consists of a variety of stone cottages nestled in a pennine valley. Saddleworth is an area of the town of Oldham in North West England. ... Location within the British Isles Mumps Bridge, Oldham Oldham is a large town in North West England, lying in the foothills of the Pennines on the north-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation: the town has a population of around 220,000. ...
The centre of this picturesque village has barely changed from its 19th century heyday, when small mills were at the heart of a thriving community. The place name of Delph is derived from the Old English word 'Delf', meaning a quarry and refers to the bakestone quarries which lay at the lower end of the Castleshaw Valley just north of the village. The bakestones were quarried as tiles up to three quarters of an inch thick and used to bake oatcakes and muffins. The industry was in existence well before 1330 and only died out in 1930: examples of bakestones are available in Saddleworth Museum. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Bakestones are cut flat stones that can be placed on a fire or stove to cook cakes of various kinds. ...
Delph Community Association has organised the Delph Donkey Scarecrow Trail as part of the Saddleworth Festival celebrations.
It was wonderful to see groups of people of all different ages wandering around our lovely village of Delph clutching their trail guides (all easily identified by the bright orange coloured cover!) and earnestly looking for the next numbered scarecrow.
The scarecrows can be found mainly in the village centre; however a circular trail beginning and ending at Delph Library/Millgate Arts Centre can be followed down to the A62 crossroads, past the Old Bell Inn, onto Hillend to Denshaw road, past Delph School, Down Pingle Lane and back to the village centre via Chapel Gardens.
Delph Contest's official title is Delph Quickstep Contest, this rather quaint name refers to the march that is required to be played on the stand i.e.
Certainly, during the later part of the evening, Delph was not a very pleasant place to be and very far removed from the pleasant, family event we had previously enjoyed.
It is no longer "a once you're in, you're stuck there contest" - if a band arrives in the village and doesn't want to wait; with the co-operation of our stewards and the help of the Police their coach will be marshaled through the village and free to hurry off to the next venue.
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