Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, North West England, known locally as just Chorlton. It is situated only four miles south west of Manchester city centre and borders Stretford, Sale, Didsbury, Old Trafford, Withington, and Whalley Range.

Chorlton is the location for the Cosgrove Hall animation studios where the children's series Chorlton and the Wheelies (named after the area) and Dangermouse were both created, amongst many other titles.

The area is also regularly used by film crews for TV dramas and comedies, as it retains much of its original Victorian architecture.

Chorlton Green is a conservation area with a cosmopolitan feel, due to its distance from the main roads, and a numbers of bars, restaurants, and small independent shops. The houses for rent & apartments for rent in Chorlton are usually in high demand and let very quickly.

Chorlton is only minutes from City Centre Manchester by either Car, Bus or train and only a short drive away from Manchester Airport.

Every year on a Sunday at the end of June, Chorlton is home to a summer event called the Beech Road Festival. Resembling garden fetes of old, stalls are set up along the length of Beech Road, selling arts, crafts and foods of all kinds, and on Chorlton Green itself a traditional tug-of-war game is played between teams from most of the older pubs around the area. In Beech Road Park, at the opposite end of the road to the Green, there are more stalls, a small fairground, and a stage with live music. In recent years these festival days have proved highly popular with large crowds turning out, especially on hotter days.

The most famous Ex-residents of Chorlton are the Gibb brothers who achieved worldwide fame as the Bee Gees, who once had 5 hits in the U.S. top ten at the same time. Other famous former residents include Damon Gough (aka 'badly drawn boy') The Stone Roses, Nicky Reid (Ex Manchester City star) and Freddie Garrity (the lead singer of Freddie & the dreamers).

Useless facts;

It was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy that George Best of Manchester United fame sought houses to rent when he first came to Manchester. He lived on Sibson Road, next door but one to Doris Speed who played Annie walker in Coronation Street.

Damon Gough (aka Badly drawn boy) is quoted as saying "Chorlton's where home is. It's the place I would want to be if the world ended".