Delph
Delph may refer to:
- Delph, a village in Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
- Delph Donkey, nickname for railway branchline to the village of Delph
- Delph, the Hiberno-English term for dishware
- John M. Delph (1805-1891), the eighth and fourteenth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Delph (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
Extended Definition: DELPH
Delph
| Delph | |
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  Delph shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 2,000[citation needed] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 164 mi (264 km) SSE |
| Parish | Saddleworth |
| Metropolitan borough | Oldham |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL3 |
| Dialling code | 01457 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Oldham East and Saddleworth |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
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Delph is a village in the Saddleworth civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on the River Tame below the village of Denshaw, 4.0 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Oldham, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north-northwest of Uppermill. It has a population of around 2,000.[citation needed]
The centre of the village has barely changed from the 19th century, when a number of small textile mills provided employment for the local community.
The etymology 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
The village is home to one of the Saddleworth Whit Friday brass band contests, with in the region of seventy-five bands from across the UK and beyond marching down the main street at five minute intervals on the evening of the contest which often continues into the early hours.
The main street running through the centre of Delph was used in some of the external shots of the 2001 feature film The Parole Officer, starring Steve Coogan, Om Puri and Jenny Agutter. Delph was also used in the filming of the Whit Friday scene in the 1996 film Brassed Off.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Delph". Image Credit.
