Withington

Withington is an area of Manchester, England about 4 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. It lies between Fallowfield and Didsbury on the north and south respectively.

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Withington was largely rural until the mid nineteenth century, after which it gradually became urbanised due to Manchester's growing level of industrialisation, and in 1904 it formally became part of the City of Manchester.

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Manchester, England: REDIRECT Manchester...

Wilmslow Road: Wilmslow Road is a major thoroughfare in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood north into Manchester City Centre. Its name changes to Oxford Road at Whitworth Park, north of Rusholme, and changes again to Oxford Street, when it reaches the city centre....

Fallowfield: Fallowfield is an area of the City of Manchester, England. It lies just two miles south of Manchester City Centre and is on the Wilmslow Road....