Woodhouse Park
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Woodhouse Park is a locality in the south of the area of Wythenshawe
, in the city of Manchester
in North West England
.
The area incorporates Wythenshawe town centre and borders onto Newall Green
but is separated by the M56 motorway
from which it is served by Junctions 4 (Wythenshawe) and 5 (Manchester Airport). It also borders on Moss Nook to the south, Peel Hall
to the east, and Benchill
to the north. Each of these are also localities within the Wythenshawe area, the others areas being Baguley
, Northenden
, Sharston
and Northern Moor
.
The majority of housing in Woodhouse Park is either council housing or former council housing. Following a democratic vote, the council properties are now under the control of local housing associations. Due to greater access to government funding, the housing associations have invested a great deal into the local area, improving the quality of maintenance of the housing stock. Local leisure facilities have also been improved as part of an urban regeneration programme.
A substantial amount of new housing (both private and social housing) is being built on grey-field and brown-field sites throughout the area in an attempt to encourage local investment.
Much public investment has taken place since 2003, including the (partial) rebuilding of Wythenshawe town centre. Further investment has been earmarked, including connection to the Manchester Metrolink
and greater expansion of the local town centre shopping facilities. This coincides with a local developmental plan that incorporates Manchester Airport.
The Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Policing Team is responsible for Woodhouse Park. They are situated in Wythenshawe police station on Poundswick Lane and led by Inspector Caroline Hemingway.
Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe is a district in the south of the city of Manchester, England.Formerly part of the administrative county of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s to resolve the problem of its inner...
, in the city of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
in North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
.
The area incorporates Wythenshawe town centre and borders onto Newall Green
Newall Green
Newall Green is an area in the Wythenshawe district of Manchester, England. It is situated on the west side of the M56 motorway, approximately 1 mile from Wythenshawe Town Centre....
but is separated by the M56 motorway
M56 motorway
The M56 Motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, is in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, England. It runs from Junction 4 of the M60 to Dunkirk, Cheshire and is in length. It is often busy with long-distance commuter traffic towards North Wales...
from which it is served by Junctions 4 (Wythenshawe) and 5 (Manchester Airport). It also borders on Moss Nook to the south, Peel Hall
Peel Hall
Peel Hall is an area of Wythenshawe approximately nine miles south of Manchester City Centre, and a mile or so north of Manchester Airport in North West England...
to the east, and Benchill
Benchill
Benchill is a district of the city of Manchester, England, part of the massive Wythenshawe council estate, approximately eight miles south of Manchester City Centre....
to the north. Each of these are also localities within the Wythenshawe area, the others areas being Baguley
Baguley
Baguley is a locality in Wythenshawe, and an electoral ward of the city of Manchester in North West England.Historically within Cheshire, the town is mentioned as Bagelei in the Domesday Book of 1086.-History:...
, Northenden
Northenden
Northenden is a suburban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester in North West England. It lies on the south side of both the River Mersey and the M60 motorway, west of Stockport and south of Manchester city centre. Northenden is bounded by the districts of Didsbury, Gatley and...
, Sharston
Sharston
Sharston is an area within the Wythenshawe district of South Manchester, in the North West of England. The area was initially mostly industrial, with the Sharston Industrial Estate taking up a large part of the area which contains a post office , a dairy, and a Bisto factory, and various other...
and Northern Moor
Northern Moor
Northern Moor is an area of northern Wythenshawe in south Manchester in England, west of Northenden, north of Wythenshawe Park. Its name was formerly spelt "Northen Moor", i.e. "the moor area belonging to Northenden"....
.
The majority of housing in Woodhouse Park is either council housing or former council housing. Following a democratic vote, the council properties are now under the control of local housing associations. Due to greater access to government funding, the housing associations have invested a great deal into the local area, improving the quality of maintenance of the housing stock. Local leisure facilities have also been improved as part of an urban regeneration programme.
A substantial amount of new housing (both private and social housing) is being built on grey-field and brown-field sites throughout the area in an attempt to encourage local investment.
Much public investment has taken place since 2003, including the (partial) rebuilding of Wythenshawe town centre. Further investment has been earmarked, including connection to the Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Metrolink
Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. It consists of four lines which converge in Manchester city centre and terminate in Bury, Altrincham, Eccles and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester and operated under contract by RATP Group...
and greater expansion of the local town centre shopping facilities. This coincides with a local developmental plan that incorporates Manchester Airport.
The Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Policing Team is responsible for Woodhouse Park. They are situated in Wythenshawe police station on Poundswick Lane and led by Inspector Caroline Hemingway.