Hollins, Oldham

Metropolitan countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townOLDHAMPostcode districtOL8Dialling code0161PoliceGreater ManchesterFireGreater ManchesterAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament 53°31′19″N 2°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 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]

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