Hollins Green
| Hollins Green | |
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| Hollins Green shown within Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ696908 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode district | WA3 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hollins Green is a village on the eastern edge of Warrington, England, close to Glaze Brook, the border with Salford, in the civil parish of Rixton-with-Glazebrook; the ecclesiastical parish is Hollinfare..
The village has two pubs, the Red Lion and the Black Swan, a post office and community hall.
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 Culcheth High School upon leaving St Helen's, as it is one of the feeder schools.
Hollins Green is served by the number 100 bus, provided by First Greater Manchester, travelling between Manchester Shudehill Interchange and Warrington Interchange. The 100 runs every hour towards the Trafford Centre and Manchester. Glazebrook railway 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
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.
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