Heights, Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°34′36″N 2°01′49″W / 53.57669°N 2.03017°W
Heights is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is directly north of Delph, and four miles northeast of Oldham.
Lying within the ancient county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it consists of a pub (the Royal Oak Heights), some residential property and St. Thomas Church. The church is no longer in regular use; burials still take place and the graveyard is maintained. The churchyard and graveyard were featured in the film The Parole Officer starring Steve Coogan.
Becket Whitehead, folksong writer ("A Beggin' I Will Go", "Gallant Poacher", "Four Loom Weaver"), lived in the Heights area and was buried at St. Thomas Church 1966.
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