Hollins, Oldham

Human settlement in England

Hollins

Hollins

Location within Greater Manchester

OS grid reference| SD918029
Metropolitan borough|

* Oldham

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| OLDHAM
Postcode district| OL8
Dialling code| 0161
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Oldham West and Royton

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England
Greater Manchester

53°31′19″N 2°07′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.522°N 2.124°W﻿ / 53.522; -2.124

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

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Hollins Fire Station

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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Jones, Frank Seaton; Beswick, Mark; Barke, David (September 2012). "Oldham Past Times". Oldham Historical Research Group.
2. ^ "Hollins Fire Station". UK: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
3. ^ "History Of Oldham Fire Brigade". Oldham Fire Brigade.
4. ^ "The story of education in Oldham". UK: Oldham.gov.
5. ^ "Hollins Wesleyan Methodist, Hollinwood". UK: Genuki.
6. ^ "Ketumati Buddhist Vihara". Ketumati.
7. ^ "Merton Playing Fields, Oldham OL8 4JF". UK: Sports Facilities.
8. ^ "Timetables". First Group.[permanent dead link‍]
9. ^ "Stagecoach Manchester Timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach.

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Neighbouring localities.

| Werneth | Werneth | Coppice

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Hollinwood |

Hollins

| Copster Hill
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Limeside | Garden Suburb | Hathershaw

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Areas and suburbs of Oldham

* Abbey Hills
* Alt
* Bardsley
* Barrowshaw
* Clarksfield
* Coldhurst
* Coppice
* Copster Hill
* Derker
* Fitton Hill
* Freehold
* Garden Suburb
* Glodwick
* Greenacres
* Hathershaw
* Hollins
* Hollinwood
* Higginshaw
* Limeside
* Moorside
* Mumps
* Salem
* Sholver
* Waterhead
* Watersheddings
* Werneth
* Westwood

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