Ancoats
Ancoats is an area of Manchester, England, next to the Northern Quarter, the northern part of Manchester city centre. Historically in Lancashire, Ancoats became a cradle of the Industrial Revolution and has been called "the world's first industrial suburb".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include City of Manchester Stadium and Manchester Arena.
City of Manchester Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Cléria De Souza, CC BY 2.0.
The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and commonly shortened as The Etihad, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53,600, making it the 7th-largest football stadium in England and 11th-largest in the United Kingdom.
Manchester Arena
Stadium
Photo: Rob Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space.
Greater Manchester Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Greater Manchester Police Museum is a former police station converted into a museum and archives detailing the history of policing in Greater Manchester, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northern Quarter and NOMA.
Northern Quarter
Neighborhood
The Northern Quarter is an area of Manchester city centre, England, between Piccadilly station, Victoria station and Ancoats, centred on Oldham Street, just off Piccadilly Gardens.
NOMA
Neighborhood
Photo: The Co-operative, CC BY 2.0.
NOMA is an £800 million, 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment scheme in Manchester. It is the largest development project in North West England ahead of developments such as MediaCityUK and Atlantic Gateway.
Piccadilly-East Centre
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piccadilly-East Centre is the area in Manchester that covers Chinatown, the Gay Village, and Piccadilly Gardens. It is bounded by the A57, Oxford Road, and the A62.
Ancoats
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: inner city area of Manchester, in North West England
- Category: locality
- Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.48503° or 53° 29′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.22784° or 2° 13′ 40″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9C5VFQPC+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 532671584OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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