Hollins, Oldham

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
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°31′19″N2°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

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

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

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.