Wythenshawe

Coordinates: 53°23′31″N 2°15′50″W / 53.392°N 2.264°W / 53.392; -2.264

Wythenshawe (/ˈwɪðənʃɔː/; pop. 86,000) is a district in the south of the city of Manchester, England.

Historically in Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s to resolve the overpopulation and deprivation in its inner-city slums. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km²), Wythenshawe has been referred to as one of the largest council housing estates in Europe, although private ownership has grown.

The district comprises nine areas: Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden, and Sharston. The boundaries of these areas have changed throughout the district's history, and previously known areas such as Brownley Green and Crossacres have since been assimilated into one of the areas listed, though many residents still refer to them by name.

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