What is Moss Side?
'''Moss Side''' is an inner-city area of [[Manchester]], England, about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of the city centre, and a [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|ward]] of the [[Manchester City Council|city council]]. 20,745 lived there at the 2021 [[census]]. Moss Side is next to [[Hulme]] to the north, [[Chorlton-on-Medlock]], [[Rusholme]] and [[Fallowfield]] to the east, [[Whalley Range]] to the south, and [[Old Trafford (area)|Old Trafford]] to the west. Moss Side is close to [[University of Manchester|Manchester]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Metropolitan]] universities. [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] played at [[Maine Road]] in Moss Side between 1923 and 2003. The population in 1801 was 151 but because of the [[Industrial Revolution]] by 1901 this had increased to 26,677. Lots of red brick [[Terraced house|terraced houses]] were built. Many people came from other countries to live there, firstly from [[Ireland]] and later from the [[Caribbean]]. There were riots in 1981. The area had a bad reputation for [[Gang|gang warfare]] and [[Illegal drug trade|drug dealing]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-09-11|title=Killing surprises few in Moss Side|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/5334510.stm|access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref> More recently many [[Somalia|Somali people]] came to live there. As the universities have grown more students are living there. [[File:Moss Side, Royal Brewery - geograph.org.uk - 1472482.jpg|thumb]] There is a long history of [[brewing]], since the 19th century. The Royal Brewery started in 1875 and is now owned by [[Heineken]] for the production of [[Foster's Lager]]. '''Hydes Brewery''' on Moss Lane West was built in 1861 but closed in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hochland|first=Henry|date=2017-04-21|title=Moss Side - the melting pot on the up after some tough times|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/moss-side-nostalgia-pictures-manchester-12925440|access-date=2023-07-24|website=Manchester Evening News|la