Healds Green

Healds Green Methodist Church

Healds Green
Healds Green  Healds Green shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD 89692 07119
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL1
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Oldham West and Royton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°33′38″N 2°09′26″W / 53.560585°N 2.1570880°W

Healds Green is a hamlet in the town of Chadderton in Greater Manchester.

It is located in Chadderton's semi rural northern area and lies just to the north of Chadderton Fold, the ancient focal point of the township.

History

Cottages at Healds Green

A hamlet of forty one houses and cottages, Healds Green boasts what is believed to be one of Chadderton's oldest surviving buildings. Dating from 1789 and known as The Institute, it was built as a chapel for Methodists and as a hall for everyone. The Institute is now a place where social functions are sometimes held. The building was also used as a grammar school.

Most of Healds Green is green belt.^[1][2]

In 1811 Healds Green was the meeting place for Chadderton's main contingent of townsfolk who marched to Manchester for the ill-fated political demonstration that came to be known as the Peterloo Massacre.^[3]

The current Healds Green Methodist Church dates from 1865.^[4]

References

1. "Domesday Reloaded: Healds Green". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
2. P24 - Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1990), Looking Back at Chadderton, Oldham Leisure Services, ISBN 0-902809-23-7
3. "Peterloo". Chadderton-hs.freeuk.com. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
4. "Primitive Methodist, Healds Green, Chadderton, Lancashire genealogy". GENUKI. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-29.