In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hollingworth like this:
HOLLINGWORTH, a place on the E border of Lancashire; near the Manchester and Leeds railway, and under Blackstone-Edge, 3 miles NE of Rochdale. A large reservoir is here, on which a small steamer plies, and where pleasure-boats are lent on hire.
The location is that named as "Hollingworth" on the Ordnance Survey First Series map. Additional information about this locality is available for Littleborough
Hollingworth through time
Hollingworth is now part of Rochdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rochdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hollingworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hollingworth, in Rochdale and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24513
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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