Hollingworth

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Hollingworth is a village in England, located in the Metropolitan borough of Tameside about twelve miles east of Manchester on the Derbyshire border at Glossop.It is in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester and the historic county borders of Cheshire. It is served by the A628 road (leading to the Woodhead Pass to Barnsley) and the A57 road (leading to the Snake Pass to Sheffield). Going west, the A57 joins the M67 motorway a couple miles from the village. The M67 goes towards Manchester. It has severe traffic congestion which the Highways Agency plans to alleviate in the next few years by building the Longdendale Bypass. The town features several pubs and restaurants including the Gun Inn and Mamma Mia. This is the conjecture of Frank Hollingsworth, and he has published no research to back up the claims made that the family came with the Normans, not conquered by the Normans. The family motto is [from the Latin] "suffer that which must be borne", which is a veiled reference to the Norman conquest of 1066 and the resulting subjegation of the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants, of which the Hollyngworthe family was one, and the village named for the family. The family estate or manor was known as Hollingworth Hall, no longer standing, but the family's chapel does still remain.The Hollingsworth name is an early Saxon name originating around 1022 when this family moved into northeast Cheshire, England and purchased an estate named Hollingsworth Manor. The name means a "Farm of Holly Trees". The Doomsday survey made during the Norman Conquests lists this manor as lying on the edge of a great woods at Macclesfiel. A visitation by an official herald in 1580 included the gentry, John Hollingsworth, Gentleman and Robert Hollingsworth of Hollinsworth. A further record of the time period states that Robert of Hollingsworth Hall is of whom the family descends. He was listed as the Magistrate for the counties of Cheshire and Lancaster. The church and hall belonging to this family that contain the Hollingsworth Coat of Arms is still standing. The last family member to own the hall, Capt. Robert Hollingsworth died in 1865. The motto included was "Learn to suffer what must be borne." Henry was probably born in England. Wolfram states that he was said to be born in Cheshire, England to be exact. He was in an English militia and went with them to the Ulster Plantation in Ireland for the purpose of planting. This activity was often arranged by the "undertakers" or landed gentry between 1609 and 1630. Henry is listed in the 1630 muster roll for Onealland Barony, Ulster Plantation in County Armagh. The terms "sword and calleuer (caliver)" appear after his name telling what arms he owned. This suggests that he was a man of more than average means. The caliver was a calibrated gun for which standard bullets could be made. He actually lived on Richard Cope's half of the 2000 acre estate. He, wife Catherine and family might have returned to England during the 1641 Irish Rebellion. In 1632, Henry received 120 acres of land in the Co. Armagh. Sometime between 1641 and 1660 during the Irish Rebellion, the Blackers took possession of it. His son, Valentine, legally took issue with the Blackers ownership of the land in 1674, and was favorably received. A semi-shared arrangement of the land occurred. Henry is listed as lately deceased in an Oct. 27, 1675 record around this event. Previous to that he was a witness to a marriage in 1671 in the Lurgan Friends Book. (C-956) Some theorize that Henry Hollingsworth was killed in the mass murders of the Irish Rebellion and that the Henry in th 1671 and 1674 records are referring to a Henry Hollingsworth who was married to an Elizabeth and settled in County Down before 1693. It is Farmer's contention that it is likely that Henry and his family fled to England during the massacres of the Rebellion. They lived on the east side of the Bann River from where many were able to escape. Farmer says our Henry lived through this and witnessed an Oct. 8, 1671 marriage in Co. Armagh, IRL and died shortly before the 1675 deed enactment. His reasoning is given in detail in his book: "In America Since 1607". (C-193)

Schools

There are two schools in Hollingworth:

• Hollingworth Primary and Nursery School, for children up to age 11
• Longdendale Community Language College, a comprehensive school for children aged 11-16.

Clubs

• Hollingworth Cricket Club plays in the Derbyshire and Cheshire League.
• Hollingworth Brass Band rehearses on Wednesday evenings at Longdendale Community Language College.
• Etherow Bowling Club is located just off The Boulevard at the bottom of Taylor Street. They have 6 teams (5 Mens & 1 Ladies) who play Crown Green Bowls Thurs-Sun between April and September. Juniors are also encouraged to participate and coaching is available for them.

Notable Residents

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• Lynne Grant
• Kath Beard
• The Withnall family
• Angela Windswept
• The Bush
• Alan and Christine ROUKE (founders of A&C Rouke)
• Sue Davies
• Emma Dodd

Name

The village is named after the Hollingworth of Hollingworth family. The Hollingworths of Hollingworth are descendants of the Anglo-Norman family Houxvert, from French houx vert, or green holly.^[1]

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Mums and Tots group at Cannon Steet Youth Club on Monday and Friday mornings, and Thursday afternoon. Pop in and say hiya to Sharron Withnall! She'll make you some toast and a reet nice cup o tea!

The Bush

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The village is also home to a world famous hungry bush which needs feeding on a regular basis. It's stapel diet is rubbish, usually acquired from One Stop or Alan and Christine ROUKES! Christine ROUKE is infamous for running ROUKES which is well known to harbour rodents of all kinds, especially behind Marylin Monroe posters. When disposing of rubbish in Hollingworth, the phrase "It's ooonly Hollingworth" must be muttered.