Limeside

Limeside
Limeside
Limeside shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD916025
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OLDHAM
Postcode district OL8
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
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Limeside, also known as Limehurst Village, is a large housing estate in the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester. Lying 2 miles south of Oldham town centre, it is contiguous with Hollinwood, Failsworth, Hollins and Garden Suburb. The Daisy Nook countryside park lies to the south of the estate. Limeside lies within the Hollinwood ward district.

The Whitebank Stadium, home ground of Oldham R.L.F.C. and North West Counties League football club Avro F.C., is located in this district.[1]

The extensive Hollinwood Cemetery lies immediately to west of the estate.[2]

History

Archaically known as Lime Side, the area now occupied by the estate once constituted a hamlet and farmstead centred around Limeside Farm on the eastern edge of the Hollinwood Common.[3]

The northern part of the estate was built by the early 1930s. The 17.75 acre Limeside Park opened in 1932.[4]

In 1951 the Oldham Extension Act 1950 transferred 605 acres (2.45 km2) of the Limehurst Rural District to the County Borough of Oldham, On abolition in 1954 the rural district was divided between the Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne (1,154 acres), County Borough of Oldham (1,052 acres), Failsworth Urban District (606 acres), Droylsden Urban District (235 acres) and the Borough of Mossley (37 acres). These developments allowed for the expansion of the estate in the 1950s into the former rural area.[5]

Education

Three primary schools serve the area. Holy Family RC Primary, Limehurst Primary and Oasis Academy Limeside. See List of schools in Oldham.

Religion

Entrance to Hollinwood Cemetery

Limeside is part of the Church of England parish of Hollinwood and Limeside in the Diocese of Manchester. The area was formerly served by St Chad's in Limeside between 1953 and 2002, however constant vandalism of the church building led to its closure and the decision to create a new parish of St Margaret, Hollinwood and St Chad, Limeside.[6]

Limeside is a part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Holy Family, the church building being on Roman Road.[7]

The area is also served by Limeside Methodist Church, founded in 1960.[8]

Transport

Stagecoach Manchester provide the following bus services in Limeside.

Service 76 to Oldham via Copster Hill and to Manchester via Failsworth and Newton Heath during the daytime and into the evening on Weekdays and Saturdays.

Service 74 to Oldham via Coppice and to Manchester via Hollinwood and Woodhouses during evenings and Sundays.

Service 183 to Royal Oldham Hospital via Coppice and Oldham.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Oldham RLFC". Roughyeds.co.uk. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Cemeteries | Oldham Council". Oldham.gov.uk. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. ↑ "View: Lancashire XCVII (includes: Lees; Oldham.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952". Maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Oldham Timeline". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Limehurst RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  6. ↑ "St Margarets - Hollinwood - S. Chad - Limeside | History". Magsnchads.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  7. ↑ "Our History". Holyfamilyandholyrosary.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  8. ↑ "Home". Limesidemethodistchurch.org.uk. 1960-04-24. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Limeside - Royal Oldham Hospital : 183" (PDF). Tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  10. ↑ "Manchester - Oldham : 76" (PDF). Tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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