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Wythenshawe ( / ˈwɪðənʃɔː /) is an area of south Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, [1] in 1931, Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large new housing estate there in the 1920s.
Wythenshawe Hall is a 16th-century timber-framed historic house and former manor house in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Manchester city centre in Wythenshawe Park. Built for Robert Tatton, it was home to the Tatton family for almost 400 years.
May 13, 2022 · Alongside tracing Wythenshawe’s growth from a handful of small villages at the turn of the twentieth century to a settlement of 100,000 people by the 1960s, it details the captivating yet somewhat forgotten lives of Ernest and Shena Simon who played a pivotal role in Wythenshawe’s creation.
Wythenshawe is the southern part of the city of Manchester, south of the River Mersey. Until 1931 it was part of Cheshire. It was the largest council estate in Europe. [1]
Wythenshawe Park is located in Northern Moor & borders into Baguley, England, covers an area of 270 acres. Wythenshawe Hall lies at its centre. The park features woodland, bedding, grassland and meadows, sporting facilities, Wythenshawe community farm and a horticulture centre.
Apr 4, 2020 · These fascinating images, from Manchester Council's archives, document the ever-changing landscape of the estate. From wheat stacking in 1900, to the opening of Wythenshawe Forum in 1971, to...
Wythenshawe is Manchester's largest district, a massive housing estate that was created in the 1920s intended as a "garden city" where an overspill population could be rehoused away from the slums and squalor of industrial Manchester.
