Levenshulme is an area of Manchester, England, bordering Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish; it is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre on the A6.
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13 Facts About Levenshulme
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Levenshulme is predominantly residential with numerous fast food shops, public houses and antique stores.
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Levenshulme'storically in Lancashire, Levenshulme is a former township and became a part of Manchester in 1909.
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Levenshulme was one of them and in 1865 got its own 'board' which shortly thereafter developed into an urban district council.
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Ward boundaries of Levenshulme have been moved in recent ward reorganisations, and as a result large areas in the north and east of Levenshulme are now officially in the ward of Gorton South, to the confusion and irritation of local residents.
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Levenshulme ward is represented in Manchester City Council by three Labour councillors: Basat Sheikh, Zahid Hussain and Dzidra Noor.
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In recent times, Levenshulme has seen an influx of Eastern Europeans moving into the area, bringing about Polish confectionery shops.
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Levenshulme is evolving into an area typical of south Manchester: a mix of pubs, bars, restaurants, takeaways, solicitors, pound shops and booking agents, along with terraced housing.
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Levenshulme Library is a "Carnegie library" as it was gifted to the people of Levenshulme by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
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At the time the money was gifted there was a minor local furore as some Levenshulme residents expressed the opinion that it was "immoral" for the then urban district council to accept the money from Carnegie as they believed the money to be "tainted".
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In February 2016, Levenshulme Library closed and was replaced by the new Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre on Stockport Road, despite yearly protests.
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Spur of the West Coast Main Line passes through Levenshulme, which is located between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.
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A6, which connects Carlisle with Luton, passes through Levenshulme; it connects the suburb with Stockport and Manchester city centre.
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