Saddleworth Moor

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Saddleworth Moor is an area of moorland in the Pennine hills of northern England, between Holmfirth and Greenfield, Greater Manchester.

The area is split between the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in the Metropolitan counties of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire respectively.

The moor became infamous as the burial site of a number of the victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. As a result, the crimes were dubbed the 'Moors Murders'. The body of one of their victims, Keith Bennett, has never been found. They said they buried him near a stream but did not know exactly where.

The Pennine Way arrives from the Wessenden valley to the north and crosses the moor on its ascent to Black Hill on Holme Moss to the south.

The A635 which is known locally as the 'Isle of Skye road' passes across the moor. It takes its name from a public house which was sited at Wessenden Head before it was demolished after a fire.