Benchill is an area in the Wythenshawe council estate 8 miles (13 km) south of Manchester city centre, in England.
In 2000, Benchill was named in the Index of Multiple Deprivation as the most deprived ward in England.
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Benchill in the context of Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe (/ˈwɪðənʃɔː/) is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km), Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe.
Wythenshawe includes the areas of Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden and Sharston.