COLDHURST is an ecclesiastical parish formed Oct. 22, 1844, from Prestwich civil parish. Holy Trinity church, erected in 1848, is a plain edifice of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave and a turret on the western gable containing one bell: there are several stained windows: the church was restored in 1887—91 at a cost of £830, and affords 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1848. The living a vicarage, net yearly value £306, with residence, in the gift of the Crown and Bishop of Manchester alternately, and held since 1885 by the Rev. Ifan Llewellin Harry, of St. Aidans, who is also chaplain to Oldham Union.