Benchill

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Benchill is an area in the Wythenshawe council estate {{convert|8|mi|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.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/whatever-happened-to-the-hoodie-cameron-told-us-to-hug-1944065.html Whatever happened to the hoodie Cameron told us to hug?], The Independent

Following a review by the Boundary Committee for England, Benchill was disestablished as a local government ward in 2003, and the area divided between the neighbouring wards of Sharston, Woodhouse Park, and Northenden.

Benchill gained national media attention in February 2007 when then-Leader of the Opposition David Cameron visited the estate and was targeted by a group of youths, one of whom made a gun gesture with his hand towards him. The incident was photographed by the press.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6389277.stm|title=Hoodie pic 'proves Cameron point'|date=23 February 2007|work=BBC News}}