Hollinwood
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HOLLINWOOD, a village and a chapelry in Prestwich parish, Lancashire. The village stands near the Rochdale canal and the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, 1½ mile SSW of Oldham; is modern and large; has a post office under Manchester, and several factories; and is a seat of petty sessions. The chapelry was constituted in 1835. Pop. in 1861, 6,298. Houses, 1,289. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Rector of Prestwich. The church is plain. There are an Independent chapel of 1866, Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, and national-schools.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Oldham library.Cemeteries
- Roman Road, Cemetery
- St Margaret of Antioch, Chapel Rd, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Hollinwood.Church History
Church Records
- Hollins Rd, Baptist
- Bethesda, Milton St, Baptist
- Beulah, Withins Rd, Baptist
- Old Lane, Bible Mission
- St Chad, Limeside Rd, Church of England
- St Margaret of Antioch, Chapel Rd, Church of England
- The Memorial Church, Manchester Rd, Congregational
- St James, Byron St, Free Church of England
- St James, Manchester Rd, Free Church of England
- Limeside Rd, Methodist
- Hudson St, Methodist New Connexion
- Bourne St, Primitive Methodist
- Hollins Rd, Primitive Methodist
- Corpus Christi, Derby Street, Roman Catholic
- Holy Family, Roman Road, Roman Catholic
- Manchester Rd, Salvation Army
- Byron St/Hive St, Spiritualist
- St John, Manchester Rd, United Methodist Free Church
- Alford St, Welsh Congregational
- Hollins, Millgate, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Hollinwood area is Oldham.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Hollinwood was a chapelry in the parish of Oldham.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Hollinwood was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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