List of streets and roads in Manchester

Last updated April 10, 2022

The following is a list of notable streets and roads in Manchester, England.


Image	Street name	A/B roads	Established	Description/notes	Landmarks
	Canal Street		Early 19th century	At the centre of Manchester's Gay Village district	Rochdale Canal which runs parallel.
	Cheetham Hill Road	A665	Roman period	Connects to Corporation Street to Whitefield becomes Bury Old Road in Crumpsall	Manchester Jewish Museum, Peninsula Building
	Corporation Street		c. 1848^[1]	Partly pedestrianised. Scene of the 1996 Manchester bombing.	Recognisable landmarks include Urbis, The Printworks, Corn Exchange (now The Triangle), Exchange Square, Corporation Street Bridge.
	Deansgate	A56	Anglo-Saxon period^[2]	Cuts the city centre in two and runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre. It is one of the oldest thoroughfares through the city and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long.^[3]	The Moon Under Water, listed in Guinness' as the largest public house in Britain.^[4] Beetham Tower, John Rylands Library, 1 The Avenue, Great Northern Warehouse, Kendals and Manchester Cathedral.
	King Street		18th century^[5]	King Street forms an upmarket part of the city centre: its eastern part was once mainly the site of banks but now has shops as well; the western part is a long-established shopping street.	Conservation area for Listed Buildings (11 buildings listed Grade II, two listed Grade II* and one Grade I). Notable buildings include 100 King Street by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Ship Canal House and the Reform Club by Edward Salomons.
	Kingsway	A34	1928	Major thoroughfare into Manchester from southern suburbs such as Cheadle and Burnage	Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre
	Market Street		Before 1417^[6]	Pedestrian zone end to end; High Street tram stop; Royal Exchange
	Mosley Street		Late 18th century^[7]	A street only for Metrolink trams and previously buses which joined the street at Lower Mosley Street. Since May 2011, buses were segregated and travel down Portland Street instead of Mosley Street to get to Piccadilly Gardens bus station	Recognisable buildings include the Midland Hotel, One St Peter's Square, Manchester Art Gallery, Portico Library, 38 and 42 Mosley Street, 1 New York Street, Mosley Street tram stop
	New Cathedral Street		1990s	Rebuilt since the 1996 IRA bombing of the city centre
	Oldham Street		Early 18th century	Forms part of the city's historic Northern Quarter district	Afflecks Palace ^[8]
	Oxford Road		Late 18th century^[9]
Harvester House	Peter Street, Manchester	A34
	Portland Street		Early 19th century		Watts Warehouse
	Princess Street		Late 18th century	A 3-lane partially one-way street heading out of Manchester city centre	The Athenaeum & Asia House
	Quay Street		Early 18th century^[10]		Home of ITV Granada Television since 1956 at Granada Studios. Recognised landmarks include the Manchester Opera House and Art Deco Sunlight House
	Sackville Street				Sackville Street Building including the Godlee Observatory
	Spring Gardens			Former centre of North West Banking Industry	Former National Westminster Bank
	Whitworth Street		1899		The Haçienda,^[11] Sackville Street Building including the Godlee Observatory
	Wilmslow Road		18th century	Forms the Wilmslow Road bus corridor, reputed to be the busiest in Europe^[12]

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References

↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 18-20
↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; p. 20
↑ "Manchester Deansgate Bars". manchesterbars.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011. Located at the top end of Deansgate, the mile long road that runs through the city centre
↑ Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: an architectural history. Manchester University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-7190-5606-3.
↑ "Upper King Street Conservation Area History". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 August 2010. Early 18th century development of the area took the form of fashionable residences to rival the Hanoverian houses in St. Ann's Square. Originally known as St. James's Square, the name was changed to King Street after the Jacobite defeat of 1745.
↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 30-31
↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 32-34
↑ Taylor, Ian R.; Evans, Karen; Fraser, Penny (1996). A Tale of Two Cities. Routledge. p. 125. ISBN 0-415-13828-0.
↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 24-25
↑ Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 40-44
↑ In Whitworth Street West "Obituary: Tony Wilson", BBC News, 10 August 2007
↑ House of Commons Transport Committee, Great Britain (2006). Bus Services Across the UK. The Stationery Office. p. 213. ISBN 0-215-03092-3.

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[1] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 18-20

[2] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; p. 20

[3] "Manchester Deansgate Bars". manchesterbars.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011. Located at the top end of Deansgate, the mile long road that runs through the city centre

[4] Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: an architectural history. Manchester University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-7190-5606-3.

[5] "Upper King Street Conservation Area History". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 August 2010. Early 18th century development of the area took the form of fashionable residences to rival the Hanoverian houses in St. Ann's Square. Originally known as St. James's Square, the name was changed to King Street after the Jacobite defeat of 1745.

[6] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 30-31

[7] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 32-34

[8] Taylor, Ian R.; Evans, Karen; Fraser, Penny (1996). A Tale of Two Cities. Routledge. p. 125. ISBN 0-415-13828-0.

[9] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 24-25

[10] Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-87-2; pp. 40-44

[11] In Whitworth Street West "Obituary: Tony Wilson", BBC News, 10 August 2007

[12] House of Commons Transport Committee, Great Britain (2006). Bus Services Across the UK. The Stationery Office. p. 213. ISBN 0-215-03092-3.

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v t e Areas and streets of Manchester
Public areas	Albert Square Cathedral Gardens Exchange Square Piccadilly Gardens Sadler's Yard Shambles Square St Peter's Square
Streets	A5103 road (Princess Parkway) Canal Street Cheetham Hill Road Corporation Street Deansgate Great Ancoats Street King Street Kingsway Market Street Mosley Street New Cathedral Street Oldham Street Oxford Road Portland Street Princess Street Quay Street Sackville Street Spring Gardens Whitworth Street Wilmslow Road