Villages & towns in Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester, England

7 villages and towns in the Albion Guide across Greater Manchester — see the full villages and towns directory, or everything to explore in Greater Manchester.

Dobcross

Handsome Saddleworth conservation village of weavers' cottages around a sloping cobbled square.

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Canal town where the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals meet at a great flight of locks and an aqueduct.

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Canal village on the Bridgewater with a distinctive black-and-white green and ochre-tinted water, now home to RHS Bridgewater.

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Stone Saddleworth village in the Tame valley, with old bridges, mills and moorland walks close at hand.

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Revived Pennine mill town on the East Lancashire Railway, with foodie streets and Peel Tower on the hill above.

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Bustling Saddleworth village on the canal beneath the Pennine moors, with independent shops, cafes and a local museum.

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Saddleworth village at the western mouth of the Standedge canal tunnel, hard against the Pennine watershed.

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