Hollins Green

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Hollins Green
map_type= Cheshire
latitude= 53.413325
longitude= -2.456658
population =
unitary_england= Warrington
civil_parish= Culcheth and Glazebury
lieutenancy_england= Cheshire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Warrington North
post_town= WARRINGTON
postcode_district = WA5
postcode_area= WA
dial_code= 0161
os_grid_reference= SJ696908

Hollins Green is a small village located on the eastern edge of Warrington, England close to the border of Salford, as designated by the River Glaze. Its proximity to Salford is highlighted by Hollins Green residents having Warrington addresses and Manchester dialling codes (0161). The village contains under a thousand residential properties and the most recent significant increase in this number was the construction of Marsh Brook Close off School Lane.The village contains 2 pubs, the Red Lion and the Black Swan, as well as a Post Office and a village shop. The local Community Hall is a well used facility by the village and the surrounding locality. The local Pre-School is run from the Community Hall.

Some people refer to Hollins Green as "Rixton," which is the official name of the locality and is taken from the full parish name of "Rixton with Glazebrook".

Educational Institutions

The village houses St Helens CofE Primary school as well as the Pre-School. Children of Hollins Green generally attend Culcheth High school upon leaving St Helens, as it is one of the feeder schools.

Transport

Hollins Green is served by the number 100 bus, provided by First Manchester, travelling between Manchester Shudehill Interchange and Warrington Bus Station. The service runs a daily service, running every hour towards The Trafford Centre and Manchester and a daily daytime service, running every hour, towards Warrington.

Glazebrook train station is within close reach of the village and can be used to commute to Manchester, Warrington and Liverpool. The station is served by Northern Rail

Other Features

Rixton Claypits is located at the West of the village and is an old clay extraction site; it is now a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.The Manchester Ship Canal runs across the Southern border of the village, utilising a partial stretch of the river Mersey.

The village also contains a Brick Works, a gas pumping station, the moated site of Rixton Old Hall, Rixton New Hall, Ramswood Garden Centre, St Helens Church (C of E) and Churchyard (on an ancient circular site bordered by a footpath called 'The Weint'), a cross commemorating those killed in both World Wars, a Methodist Chapel, a Blacksmith and a Cemetery.

External links

* [http://community.warrington.gov.uk/ Warrington Council Community Page]
* [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/entertainment/parks/rixton/ Rixton Claypits Information]