Hopwood, Greater Manchester

Hopwood is a suburb of Heywood, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of the M62 motorway. Hopwood has a primary school and a fire station for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. It also has a dentist, petrol station/shop and a cafe.

Hopwood
St John the Evangelist
Hopwood is located in Greater Manchester
Hopwood
Hopwood
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD865095
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEYWOOD
Postcode districtOL10
Dialling code01706
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°34′56″N 2°12′11″W / 53.582128°N 2.203179°W / 53.582128; -2.203179

History

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During the Middle Ages, Hopwood formed a township within the Middleton[1] ecclesiastical parish of the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire.[2] In 1866 Hopwood became a separate civil parish,[3] in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Heywood, parts also went to Middleton and Castleton by Rochdale.[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 4774.[5]

John Rhodes was one of the victims of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. He died several weeks after the event and his body was dissected by order of magistrates wishing to prove his death was not a result of Peterloo.[6]

Transport

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Hopwood is served by a number of buses including 162, 163, and 164. Hopwood is also a short distance from Heywood railway station.

References

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  1. ^ "History of Hopwood, in Rochdale and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Townships - Hopwood | British History Online
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Hopwood CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Bury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Hopwood CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  6. ^ Marlow, Joyce (1969). The Peterloo Massacre. Rapp & Whiting. ISBN 0-85391-122-3.