Hollins Green is a village on the eastern edge of

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

, in the

district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, close to

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, the boundary with

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, in the

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of Rixton-with-Glazebrook; the ecclesiastical parish is Hollinfare. The village has two pubs, the Red Lion and the Black Swan, a

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, village shop, barbers and community hall.

Educational institutions

The village houses St Helen's CofE Primary School as well as the Pre-School, which moved from the Community Hall to St Helen's at the beginning of the academic year in 2015. Children of Hollins Green generally attend

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High School upon leaving St Helen's, as it is one of the feeder schools.

Transport

Hollins Green is served by the number 100 bus, provided by

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, travelling between Manchester Shudehill Interchange and

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. The 100 runs every hour towards the

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and Manchester.

Glazebrook railway station Glazebrook railway station serves the villages in the civil parish of Rixton-with-Glazebrook in the Warrington unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Tr ...

is within close reach of the village and can be used to commute to

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and

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. The station is served by Northern

Other features

Rixton Clay Pits 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 River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed par ...

. The village also contains a Brick Works, the moated site of Rixton Old Hall, Rixton New Hall, Ramswood Garden Centre, St Helen's 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

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s, a Methodist chapel, a

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and a cemetery. A five kilometre road race, the Peter Lowe Memorial Hollins Green 5k, is held in the village on the first Saturday of June each year. Organised by Spectrum Striders Running Club, the course takes in country lanes through Hollins Green and Glazebrook and regularly attracts over 200 runners. The race forms part of the North Cheshire 5k Grand Prix series.

External links

Warrington Council Community PageRixton Claypits Information
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Educational institutions

Transport

Other features

See also

Further reading

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