Cheetham Hill is an inner city area of Manchester, England. As an electoral ward it is known as Cheetham and has a population of 22,562. It lies on the west bank of the River Irk, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north-northeast of Manchester city centre and close to the boundary with the City of Salford. Cheetham Hill is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Broughton, Crumpsall and Collyhurst, on the west, north and southeast respectively.