Limeside

Limeside
Limeside  Limeside shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD916025
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
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
UK Parliament	Oldham West and Royton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°31′08″N 2°07′37″W / 53.519°N 2.127°W / 53.519; -2.127

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.

The Whitebank Stadium, home ground of Oldham Roughyeds, is located in this district.^[1]

The extensive Hollinwood Cemetery lies in close vicinity.^[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 1930's. 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 1950's 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 it's 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.

Service 74 to Oldham via Coppice and to Manchester via Hollinwood and Woodhouses.

Serivce 183 to Boundary Park via Coppice and Oldham.^[9][10]

Neighbouring localities.

	Hollinwood	Hollins	Garden Suburb
	Hollinwood		Bardsley
		Limeside
	Failsworth	Daisy Nook	Limehurst

References