Hollinwood
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| Hollinwood | |
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  Hollinwood shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 9,909 (2001 Census) |
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| - Density | 10,145 mile² (3,917 km²) |
| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 163 miles (263 km) SSE |
| Metropolitan borough | Oldham |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL9 |
| Dial code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places | |
Hollinwood is a component area and electoral ward of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located in the southwest of Oldham, contiguous with Failsworth, at Junction 22 of the M60 motorway. It has a total resident population of 9,909.[1]
Long existing as an industrial district, Hollinwood is home to the Northern Counties Housing Association,[2] and Mirror Colour Print Ltd; the printing division of the Trinity Mirror group, which prints and distributes thirty-six major newspapers, and employs five-hundred staff.[3]
Hollinwood was home to the Roxy Cinema which was popular for both the local and wider community. However, the cinema closed in 2005 after years of falling attendance, and demolished in 2007.
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[edit] Geography and administration
As part of the town of Oldham, Hollinwood forms part of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester.
Politically the Hollinwood ward is held by the Labour Party with two councillors and the Liberal Democrats with one Councillor. The ward changes seats between the two parties with each election that passes.
For a time, Hollinwood formed part of the Chadderton Urban District in the administrative county of Lancashire.
Hollinwood forms part of the Ashton-under-Lyne Parliamentary Constituency.
Hollinwood was once a chapelry of the ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the Hundred of Salford.
[edit] History
- Further information: Oldham
With the area initially being occupied by workers in Oldham's cotton mills, much of Hollinwood's more recent growth potential was due to the Ferranti factory which produced transformers in its heyday. Later the factory produced container lifting trucks as the building had the height to do so.
Hollinwood was home to the Roxy Cinema which was popular for both the local and wider community. However, the cinema closed in 2005 after years of falling attendance. Roxy Cinema was demolished between February and March of 2007.
[edit] Present day
Hollinwood is within the 5% most economically deprived wards in the United Kingdom.[4]
The Hollinwood Branch Canal passes through the district.
The area is served by the Hollinwood railway station, along the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham Line.
Hollinwood was changed substantially by the construction of the M60 motorway which takes the southern route around the city of Manchester and was completed in 2000. More construction is occurring recently with the building of the Byron Apartment Block and the planned building of several private 2/3/4 bedroom houses in the area.
[edit] See also
- Hollins, Greater Manchester
[edit] References
- ^ Hollinwood, 2001 United Kingdom Census, neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. URLs accessed March 29, 2007.
- ^ Northern Counties Housing Association Limited, housingcorp.gov.uk, URL accessed March 28, 2007.
- ^ Oldham's Economic Profile - Printing & Publishing, oldham.gov.uk. URL accessed March 19, 2007.
- ^ The Ritchie Report; Oldhamir.org.uk, December 11, 2001. URL accessed Sept 18, 2006.
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