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. 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.

History

During the Middle Ages, Hopwood formed a township within the Middleton ecclesiastical parish of the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire. In 1866 Hopwood became a separate civil parish, in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Heywood, parts also went to Middleton and Castleton by Rochdale. In 1891 the parish had a population of 4774. John Rhodes was one of the victims of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. He died several weeks after the event and his body was dissected by order of magistrates wishing to prove his death was not a result of Peterloo.

Transport

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