Levenshulme

Levenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre (approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away) on the A6 road. The A6 bisects Levenshulme. The Manchester to London railway line passes through the district. Levenshulme railway station is served by local trains along this line.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Levenshulme is a former township and is predominantly residential with minimal industrial presence. The majority of its economy is generated via small retail establishments with a predominance of fast food shops, public houses and antique stores. It has a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population and in the 2001 census it was determined that the population was 12,691.

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