Levenshulme

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Levenshulme (/ˈlɛvənʃuːm/) is an area of Manchester, England, bordering Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre on the A6. Levenshulme is predominantly residential with numerous fast food shops, public houses and antique stores. It has a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population of 15,430 at the 2011 census. The Manchester to London railway line passes through Levenshulme railway station. Historically in Lancashire, Levenshulme is a former township and became a part of Manchester in 1909. Levenshulme, like its neighbour Longsight, was historically a wealthy and middle class district of Manchester, though in the 20th century Levenshulme and many surrounding areas suffered from inner city decline. However, the area is now displaying signs of gentrification and has been described as one of Manchester's most "up and coming" neighbourhoods. The very early history is obscure. Many of the nearby suburbs, such as Withington, Didsbury, Gorton etc., had a history of developing as villages, but Levenshulme was a manor of Withington, with a feudal Lord of the manor. In 1319, possession was given to William Legh of Baguley by his grandfather Sir William of Baguley in Cheshire.