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With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km2), Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe.\nWythenshawe includes the areas of Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden and Sharston.\n\n\n== History ==\nThe name Wythenshawe seems to come from the Old English wiðign, meaning \"withy tree\", and sceaga, meaning \"wood\" (compare dialectal word shaw).", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythenshawe", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q3570246", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythenshawe", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 1, "county_fips": null, "opp_score": null, "opp_reasons": null, "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/manchester-wythenshawe-bus-garage/", "events": [{"year": 1939, "date": null, "kind": "opened", "detail": "Opened", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 8764, "site_id": "n-1dda0d5b28", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythenshawe", "title": "Wythenshawe", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Wythenshawe Bus Garage", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [{"name": "Ministry of Aircraft Production and A. 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