Castleshaw is a
hamlet in the
Saddleworth parish of the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in
Greater Manchester, England.
It lies amid the
Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east. Commo ...
, north of
Uppermill, west-southwest of
Marsden, and east-northeast of
Oldham.
Historically
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
a part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire, Castleshaw is most notable for the
Castleshaw Roman fort, the remains of an ancient
castrum. There are two reservoirs, Castleshaw upper reservoir and Castleshaw lower reservoir. In 2016,
United Utilities reinforced the walls on the lower reservoir but had to drop water levels by 1m.
History
There used to be a
Roman fort
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word ''castrum'', plural ''castra'', was a military-related term.
In Latin usage, the singular form ''castrum'' meant 'fort', while the plural form ''castra'' meant 'camp'. The singular and ...
situated near to the head of the valley. A series of modern mounds and ditches have been laid out to mark the site, on the edge of Castleshaw Upper Reservoir. The Castleshaw area was once also home to a sanitorium, which is now used as a Youth Training Centre.
References
Villages in Greater Manchester
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Saddleworth
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