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