Hollinwood is an area and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

[2] Bisected by the A62 road, Hollinwood is southwest of Oldham, contiguous with the towns of Chadderton and Failsworth, at Junction 22 of the M60 motorway.

[3] Historically part of Lancashire, Hollinwood in pre-industrial times was a moor or common on the borders of Chadderton and Oldham.

The rights to the land were disputed by the townships with Chadderton claiming 8 acres, but a 1713 court settlement stipulated that Hollinwood Moor should be within Oldham.

Mid 19th century gazetteers described Hollinwood as 'an extensive village in the townships of Chadderton and Oldham'.

The pitches occupy the site of a former reservoir serving a now-defunct stretch of the Hollinwood Branch Canal.

Much of Hollinwood's more recent growth was due to the Ferranti factory which produced power transformers in its heyday.

The transformer works building, built after the war on the old Bower site, is now used as a newspaper printing plant.

[9] Several other cinemas existed in the Hollinwood area during the early to mid 20th century period including the La Scala and The Queens.

The Parish Church, St. Margret of Antioch is still under the patronage of the Rector of Prestwich, though this position is currently suspended.

Until local government re-organisation in 1974, part of Hollinwood lay within the Chadderton Urban District in the administrative county of Lancashire.

The ward currently comprises the rest of Hollinwood and the adjoining localities of Hollins, Garden Suburb and Limeside (also known as Limehurst Village).

[11] Further funding for urgent roof restoration work was secured in 2017, saving the church from closure.

Hollins Road (Baptist), circa late 19th century, date of closure unknown.

The area is served by Hollinwood tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink line between East Didsbury and Rochdale.

The area was previously served by Hollinwood railway station, which was part of the Oldham Loop Line.

British Olympic freestyle swimming champion, Henry Taylor was born in Hollinwood.

[17] Prolific twentieth-century hangman Albert Pierrepoint owned a public house on Manchester Road named "Help the Poor Struggler".

Hannah Beswick (died 1785), from Birchin Bower in Hollinwood, had a pathological fear of premature burial.

Her fear was such that her will specified her body be kept aboveground, and that once a year, in the presence of two witnesses, the veil was to be lifted from her face, to look for signs of life.