Hollins, Oldham Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Hollins
Coordinates:53.522°N -2.124°W
Metropolitan Borough:Oldham
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Oldham West and Royton
Post Town:OLDHAM
Postcode District:OL8
Postcode Area:OL
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SD918029

Hollins is an area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, 1.7 miles south of the town centre.

Formerly a hamlet set amongst open moorland and farmland along Hollins Road, the 19th century growth of Oldham saw Hollins form a contiguous urban area with Hollinwood, Limeside, Garden Suburb, Werneth, Coppice and Copster Hill.[1]

Amenities

Hollins Fire Station opened in 1981 to replace the now demolished Werneth Fire Station.[2] [3]

The area is served by Lyndhurst Primary School. It was formerly served by Hollins Comprehensive School.[4]

Hollins Methodist Church on Millgate has served the area since 1840.[5] A Buddhist Temple, Ketumani Buddhist Vihara, was established in Hollins in 2000, although it subsequently relocated to Manchester.[6]

Merton Playing Fields is the last remaining undeveloped land in the area.[7]

Transport

First Greater Manchester provides the following bus services along Hollins Road:

180 providing services to Greenfield via Oldham and to Manchester via Failsworth.

184 to Huddersfield via Oldham and Uppermill and to Manchester via Failsworth.[8]

Stagecoach Manchester provides service 76 to Oldham and to Manchester via Limeside and Newton Heath.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jones . Frank Seaton . Beswick . Mark . Barke . David . Oldham Past Times . Oldham Historical Research Group . September 2012.
  2. Web site: Hollins Fire Station . Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428041528/https://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/my_area/oldham/hollins/ . April 28, 2015 . UK.
  3. Web site: History Of Oldham Fire Brigade . Oldham Fire Brigade.
  4. Web site: The story of education in Oldham . Oldham.gov . UK.
  5. Web site: Hollins Wesleyan Methodist, Hollinwood . Genuki . UK.
  6. Web site: Ketumati Buddhist Vihara . Ketumati.
  7. Web site: Merton Playing Fields, Oldham OL8 4JF . Sports Facilities . UK.
  8. Web site: Timetables . First Group .
  9. Web site: Stagecoach Manchester Timetable . Stagecoach.