In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hollinwood like this:
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.
Hollinwood through time
Hollinwood is now part of Oldham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Oldham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hollinwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hollinwood, in Oldham and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21467
Date accessed: 13th May 2024
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