Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Moss Side within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Moss Side.-- town and township, Manchester par., SE. Lancashire, on S. side and within parliamentary limits of Manchester - township, 421 ac., pop. 18,184; town (including a small part of Withington township), 420 ac., pop. 18,131; P.O., 1 Bank.