Particular Areas
- Western section
- The Northern Quarter is in the northwest (east of Victoria Station and northwest of Piccadilly Gardens).
- The Millennium Quarter is the area around Manchester Cathedral, which has been extensively redeveloped after the IRA bomb of 1996, containing Shambles Square, Exchange Square, and Cathedral Gardens.
- Spinningfields is an area in the west adjoining the middle part of Deansgate which has undergone much large-scale redevelopment.
- Castlefield is an area in the extreme southwest between Deansgate and the River Irwell with the sites of the Roman fort and Liverpool Road Railway Station.
- Eastern section
- Piccadilly: the largest public square in the centre and the most important transport interchange. The area known as Piccadilly runs eastwards from the end of Market Street to a point where London Road begins: to the south of this are the gardens and paved areas.
- Chinatown is an area to the south of Piccadilly Gardens with many oriental restaurants and other facilities of a far eastern character.
- The Gay Village is a part of the centre east of Portland Street and west of Whitworth Street through which runs the Rochdale Canal; it contains many bars, clubs and other facilities for the gay community.
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