Levenshulme

Levenshulme
St Peter's Church, Levenshulme
Levenshulme Location within Greater Manchester
Population	15,430 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ875945
Metropolitan borough	City of Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M19
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Manchester Gorton
Councillors	Basat Sheikh (Labour) Bernard Stone (Labour) Dzidra Noor (Labour)
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°26′49″N 2°11′13″W / 53.447°N 2.187°W / 53.447; -2.187

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,^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]