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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)
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Local studies information is held at Oldham library.
| Roman Road Cemetery, Hollinwood |
Details about the census records, and indexes for Hollinwood.
| St Chad, Hollinwood, Church of England |
| St Margaret of Antioch, Hollinwood, Church of England |
| Bethesda, Hollinwood, Strict Baptist |
| Beulah, Hollinwood, Baptist |
| Hollins Rd, Hollinwood, Baptist |
| Alford St, Hollinwood, Welsh Congregational |
| The Memorial Church, Hollinwood, Congregational |
| Roman Road Cemetery, Hollinwood |
The Register Office covering the Hollinwood area is Oldham.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"HOLLINGWOOD, a hamlet in the parish of Prestwich, hundred of Salford, county Lancaster, 3 miles N.W. of Manchester."
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In 1835 Hollinwood was a chapelry in the parish of Oldham.
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD904022 (Lat/Lon: 53.516386, -2.146247), Hollinwood which are provided by:
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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.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.