Hollinwood
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| Hollinwood | |
  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 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Hollinwood is a component area and electoral ward of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located in the southwest of Oldham, contiguous with the towns of Chadderton and 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] 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 power transformers in its heyday. Later the factory produced container lifting trucks as the building had the height to do so. The transformer works building is now used as a newspaper printing plant. A neighbouring Ferranti factory produced electricity meters. The meter factory was sold to Siemens in the 1980s and became known as FML. The FML factory was eventually closed by Siemens.
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.
The former hangman, Albert Pierrepoint once managed a pub on Manchester Road, Hollinwood called the "Help The Poor Struggler".
[edit] Governance
As part of the town of Oldham, Hollinwood forms part of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, though is close to the northeastern border of the City of Manchester.
Politically the Hollinwood ward is held by the Liberal Democrats with two councillors and the Labour Party 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] Geography
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] Transport
Hollinwood is easily accessed on the roads, with the A62 linking Manchester and Oldham, and the M60 motorway linking Hollinwood with destinations such as Stockport, Manchester Airport and The Trafford Centre.
There are frequent buses running through Hollinwood towards Oldham and Manchester on First Manchester's 82 and 83 services. There is also frequent services running towards Oldham and Manchester with services 180 and 184. Other destinations which can be reached from Hollinwood on the bus are Ashton-under-Lyne, Chadderton, Huddersfield and Saddleworth. The bus services in Hollinwood are:
- 76 Hollinwood - Failsworth - Brookdale Park - Manchester (Stagecoach Manchester) (Does not run along A62)
- 78 Oldham - Limeside - Hollinwood - Woodhouses - Failsworth - Brookdale Park - Manchester (Bluebird) (Does not run along A62) (Evenings and Sundays only)
- 82 Uppermill - Delph - Waterhead - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester) (Peak time journeys to/from Uppermill)
- 83 Sholver - Moorside - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester)
- 149 Holts Estate - Alt - Oldham - Hollinwood - Moston - Cheetham Hill - Manchester (First Manchester) (Evening and Sundays journeys only run to/from Holts)
- 151 Chadderton - Hollinwood - New Moston - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Fort Shopping Park (Bluebird)
- 159 Oldham - Chadderton - Hollinwood - Woodhouses - Failsworth - New Moston - Middleton (Bluebird)
- 180 Greenfield - Grotton - Lees - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester)
- 184 Huddersfield - Marsden - Diggle - Uppermill - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester/First Calderdale & Huddersfield)
- 396 Ashton-under-Lyne - Hathershaw - Fitton Hill - Garden Suburb - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath (Speedwellbus)
- X84 Carrcote - Uppermill - Grotton - Lees - Garden Suburb - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester - Peak times only)
There is also a train station in Hollinwood, which is part of the Oldham Loop line. Trains from Failsworth run towards Shaw and Crompton and Rochdale via Oldham and towards Manchester Victoria, Bolton and Wigan. There are plans to convert the train line into a Metrolink line, with conversion of the line to take place in the near future.
[edit] Notable people
Hollinwood was the birth place of the British Olympic freestyle swimming champion, Henry Taylor.
[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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