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Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.55 million.^[2] It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Salford and Manchester. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974,^[1] after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.

Greater Manchester is landlocked, and as a ceremonial county borders Cheshire (to the south-west and south), Derbyshire (to the south-east), West Yorkshire (to the north-east), Lancashire (to the north) and Merseyside (to the west). The Greater Manchester Urban Area is the United Kingdom's third most populous conurbation, and spans across most of the county's territory.

Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now effectively unitary authority areas. However, the metropolitan county, which is some 492.7 square miles (1,276 km²),^[3] continues to exist in law and as a geographic frame of reference.^[4] Several county-wide services are co-ordinated via the Association of Greater Manchester Local Authorities.

Before the creation of the metropolitan county, the name SELNEC was used for the area, taken from the initials of "South East Lancashire North East Cheshire". Greater Manchester is an amalgamation of 70 former local government districts from the former administrative counties of Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, West Riding and several independent county boroughs.

 

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Cheetham Hill is a district of Manchester, England located approximately two miles to the north of Manchester city centre.

Cheetham Hill is home to a mix of cultures. In the past it has been infamous for gang related violence, similar to areas such as Moss Side, Hulme and Longsight, but today the village and surrounding areas are rather cosmopolitan.

A large percentage of the housing in Cheetham Hill is under the control of Northwards Housing and other landlords.

The area is being heavily targeted for regeneration and, as such, is the beneficiary of part of a large government grant to improve homes in the area.

The village has three supermarkets along with many smaller retailers of varying sizes offering a wide range of goods and produce.

The Cheetham Hill Cricket Club was established in 1847.

Cheetham Hill is adjacent to Crumpsall, Salford and The Strangeways area of Manchester.