Cheetham Hill

One of Manchester's most culturally diverse suburbs, Cheetham Hill has seen Irish, Jewish, Caribbean and Asian settlers. Directly north of Manchester city centre, the area is bustling with colourful fruit and veg stalls and fabric shops alongside takeaways and wholesale businesses. Cheetham Hill is also home to Manchester's Irish Heritage Centre, and the Manchester Transport Museum. Famous residents have included The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett and Don Arden, manager of The Faces and dad to Sharon Osborne.