Editing Moss Side (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Moss Side, Royal Brewery - geograph.org.uk - 1472482.jpg|thumb|The Royal Brewery]]
Moss Side lies either side of the [[A5103 road|A5103 (Princess Road)]], the main road out of Manchester towards [[Northenden]], [[Manchester Airport]], the [[M56 motorway]] and [[Chester]]. Parallel to this is Alexandra Road, which continues as Alexandra Road South past Alexandra Park (Alexandra Road was formerly one of two main shopping streets in Moss Side). Landmarks on Princess Road are the Royal Brewery and the Princess Road Bus Depot, built originally for the [[Manchester Corporation Tramways|tramways]] in 1909 and used by [[Stagecoach Manchester]] until 2010.<ref>''Celebrating 100 Years of Princess Road''. Manchester: Stagecoach. April 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/transport/s/1314444_bus_firm_stagecoach_travels_to_new_stop_as_centuryold_depot_shuts |title=Bus firm Stagecoach travels to new stop as century-old depot shuts |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=19 August 2010}}</ref>

The western border of the Moss Side Ward is bounded in part by Withington Road. Parts of the eastern border are bounded by [[Wilmslow Road]], where it meets Whitworth Park, and Parkfield Street. To the south, the border includes Alexandra Park, Horton Road and part of Platt Lane. To the north, the ward border mainly runs along Moss Lane East.<ref name="wardmap">{{cite web| title= Map of Moss Side Ward| publisher= Manchester City Council| url= http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/14598/moss_side| access-date= 23 June 2013| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921174534/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/14598/moss_side| archive-date= 21 September 2013| df= dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[built environment]] of Moss Side is broadly characterised as a high-density residential area. This includes mainly Victorian and Edwardian terraces to the east and centre, with more recent developments, primarily the Alexandra Park Estate, built in the 1970s to the west of Princess Road.

The Moss Side Sports and Leisure Complex (north of Moss Lane West) was upgraded for the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] and has a gym and a variety of other sporting facilities.
{{Geographic location
|title     = '''Neighbouring districts and places.'''
|Northwest = [[Old Trafford (district)|Old Trafford]]
|North     = [[Hulme]]
|Northeast = [[Chorlton-on-Medlock]]
|West      = [[Old Trafford (district)|Old Trafford]]<br />[[Whalley Range, Greater Manchester|Whalley Range]]
|Centre    = Moss Side
|East      = [[Rusholme]]
|Southwest = [[Whalley Range, Greater Manchester|Whalley Range]]
|South     = [[Whalley Range, Greater Manchester|Whalley Range]]<br />[[Fallowfield]]
|Southeast = [[Fallowfield]]
}}
{{wide image|Princess_Road_in_Moss_Side%2C_Manchester.jpg|1024px|alt=Princess Road in Moss Side|Princess Road and Princess Park in Moss Side.}}