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Hopwood
OS grid reference	SD865095
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEYWOOD
Postcode district	OL10
Dialling code	01706

Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West

EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Heywood and Middleton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°34′56″N 2°12′11″W / 53.582128°N 2.203179°W / 53.582128; -2.203179

Hopwood is a suburb of Heywood, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of the M62 motorway.

During the Middle Ages, Hopwood formed a township within the Middleton ecclesiastical parish of the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire.

Hopwood has a primary school and a fire station for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. It also has a dentist, petrol station/shop and a cafe.

Transport

Hopwood is served by a number of buses including 162, 163, and 164. Hopwood is also a short distance from Heywood railway station.

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