Human settlement in United Kingdom Aerial view of Parrs Wood High School Entrance to Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre "Buckingham Bingo" Parrs Wood is an area of East Didsbury, in south Manchester, England. It was formerly the estate surrounding Parrs Wood House, an 18th-century Georgian villa.[1] Today the area incorporates part of Wilmslow Road and is home to Parrs Wood High School and Sixth Form Centre, a Tesco supermarket, and Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre. ## Contents * 1 Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre * 2 Stores * 2.1 Main Units * 2.2 Restaurants and Cafés * 3 Transport * 4 References * 5 External links ## Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre[edit] Following a deal to build a new school in exchange for land, Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre was completed in 2001. The centre is owned by Land Securities, the largest commercial property company in the UK. Attractions and businesses in the Entertainment Centre include bowling (also includes Lazer, and American pool and arcade area), cinema, restaurants, health club (including a swimming pool), casino and hotel. ## Stores[edit] ### Main Units[edit] * Cineworld * Tenpin Ltd * Nuffield Health * Grosvenor Casinos ### Restaurants and Cafés[edit] * Pizza Hut * Nandos * Wagamama * Starbucks * Five Guys ## Transport[edit] East Didsbury tram stop Parrs Wood bus terminal Parrs Wood is the southern terminus of the Wilmslow Road bus corridor, a busy bus route into central Manchester. It is also the terminus of the South Manchester Line of the Manchester Metrolink network, at East Didsbury tram stop which is located on the eastern side of Kingsway. East Didsbury railway station is on the opposite side of the road junction, providing trains to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. ## References[edit] 1. ^ Historic England. "Parrs Wood House (1254971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 February 2017. ## External links[edit] * Parrs Wood High School * Battlefield Live Manchester - An outdoor combat game based at Parrs Wood High School * Redmox Leisure - A children's entertainment company based at Parrs Wood High School * Parrs Wood Celtic Football Club * Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre website * Xscape website * X-Leisure company website * Parrs Wood Rural Studies Centre Coordinates: 53°24′32″N 2°13′08″W / 53.40889°N 2.21889°W / 53.40889; -2.21889 * v * t * e The City of Manchester About Manchester| * Architecture * Tallest buildings * Grade I buildings * Warehouses * Banking * Culture * Dialect * Economy * History * Media * Television programmes * Music * Madchester * Pop music * People * Politics * Schools * Science * Sociology * Sport * Streets * Symbols * Transport * Cycling Parliament constituencies| | Blackley and Broughton| * Charlestown * Cheetham * Crumpsall * Harpurhey * Higher Blackley * This constituency also contains Broughton and Kersal in neighbouring Salford City Council. | Manchester Central| * Ancoats & Beswick * Ardwick * Clayton & Openshaw * Deansgate * Hulme * Miles Platting & Newton Heath * Moss Side * Moston * Piccadilly Manchester Gorton| * Fallowfield * Gorton & Abbey Hey * Levenshulme * Longsight * Rusholme * Whalley Range Manchester Withington| * Burnage * Chorlton * Chorlton Park * Didsbury East * Didsbury West * Old Moat * Withington Wythenshawe and Sale East| * Baguley * Brooklands (Manchester) * Northenden * Sharston * Woodhouse Park * This constituency also contains Brooklands (Trafford), Priory and Sale Moor in neighbouring Trafford Council. 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