Limeside
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| Limeside shown within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SD916025 |
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| 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 |
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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.
The extensive Hollinwood Cemetery lies in close vicinity.
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.
The northern part of the estate was built by the early 1930s. The 17.75 acre Limeside Park opened in 1932.
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 1950s into the former rural area.
Three primary schools serve the area. Holy Family RC Primary, Limehurst Primary and Oasis Academy Limeside. See List of schools in Oldham.
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 its closure and the decision to create a new parish of St Margaret, Hollinwood and St Chad, Limeside.
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