List of parishes of the Isle of Man

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Sheadings and districts of the Isle of Man.

The Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown Dependency, in the Irish Sea has 17 historic parishes and was, until May 2016 divided into 24 districts for administrative purposes. These were 15 remaining parishes, 4 towns and 5 villages, each forming the lowest unit of local government in the Isle of Man. [1]

In May 2016, the three districts of Laxey, Lonan and Maughold merged for administrative purposes to form the parish district of Garff. In 2020. the two parish districts of Arbory and Rushen merged for administrative purposes to form the parish district of Arbory and Rushen. The total number of administrative districts thus reduced to 21, made up of:

Parishes and other units

ImageNameStatus [1] Sheading Population [1] CoordinatesMap
Andreas Church - Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 31604.jpg Andreas Parish Ayre 1397 54°22′N4°26′W / 54.367°N 4.433°W / 54.367; -4.433 (Andreas) Parish-Andreas.svg
Arbory Parish Church, Ballabeg, Isle of Man.jpg Arbory Parish Rushen 1847 54°6′N4°41′W / 54.100°N 4.683°W / 54.100; -4.683 (Arbory) Parish-Arbory.svg
Ballaugh church - geograph.org.uk - 32565.jpg Ballaugh Parish Michael 1,032 54°19′N4°33′W / 54.317°N 4.550°W / 54.317; -4.550 (Ballaugh) Parish-Ballaugh.svg
Kirk Braddan Old Church - geograph.org.uk - 24358.jpg Braddan Parish Middle 3,621 54°9′N4°30′W / 54.150°N 4.500°W / 54.150; -4.500 (Braddan) Parish-Braddan.svg
Bride Church - Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 31714.jpg Bride Parish Ayre 382 54°23′N4°24′W / 54.383°N 4.400°W / 54.383; -4.400 (Bride) Parish-Bride.svg
Castle Rushen from the harbour (cropped)2.jpg Castletown Town Rushen 3,216 54°4′N4°39′W / 54.067°N 4.650°W / 54.067; -4.650 (Castletown) Parish-Castletown.svg
The View From Douglas Head, Isle Of Man..jpg Douglas City Middle 26,997 54°9′N4°29′W / 54.150°N 4.483°W / 54.150; -4.483 (Douglas) Parish-Douglas.svg
Peel Cathedral 2006.jpg German Parish Glenfaba 966 54°13′N4°41′W / 54.217°N 4.683°W / 54.217; -4.683 (German) Parish-German.svg
Jurby Church - Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 31605.jpg Jurby Parish Michael 776 54°21′N4°33′W / 54.350°N 4.550°W / 54.350; -4.550 (Jurby) Parish-Jurby.svg
Old-Laxey.jpg Laxey Village Garff 1,676 54°14′N4°24′W / 54.233°N 4.400°W / 54.233; -4.400 (Laxey) Parish-Laxey.svg
Lezayre church - geograph.org.uk - 32551.jpg Lezayre Parish Ayre 1,276 54°19′N4°25′W / 54.317°N 4.417°W / 54.317; -4.417 (Lezayre) Parish-Lezayre.svg
Old Lonan (St Adamnan's) church - geograph.org.uk - 32559.jpg Lonan Parish Garff 1,579 54°11′N4°25′W / 54.183°N 4.417°W / 54.183; -4.417 (Lonan) Parish-Lonan.svg
Malew Church.jpg Malew Parish Rushen 2,167 54°6′N4°39′W / 54.100°N 4.650°W / 54.100; -4.650 (Malew) Parish-Malew.svg
Church of Saint Runius, Marown - geograph.org.uk - 543381.jpg Marown Parish Middle 2,246 54°11′N4°34′W / 54.183°N 4.567°W / 54.183; -4.567 (Marown) Parish-Marown.svg
Maughold church - geograph.org.uk - 777782.jpg Maughold Parish Garff 985 54°18′N4°19′W / 54.300°N 4.317°W / 54.300; -4.317 (Maughold) Parish-Maughold.svg
Lychgate, Kirk Michael, Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 251384.jpg Michael Parish Michael 1,591 54°17′N4°35′W / 54.283°N 4.583°W / 54.283; -4.583 (Michael) Parish-Michael.svg
St Peters Church Onchan.jpg Onchan Parish Middle 9,128 54°10′N4°27′W / 54.167°N 4.450°W / 54.167; -4.450 (Onchan) Parish-Onchan.svg
Patrick Churchyard - Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 32322.jpg Patrick Parish Glenfaba 1,576 54°12′N4°42′W / 54.200°N 4.700°W / 54.200; -4.700 (Patrick) Parish-Patrick.svg
Isle of Man Peel Castle.jpg Peel Town Glenfaba 5,374 54°13′N4°41′W / 54.217°N 4.683°W / 54.217; -4.683 (Peel) Parish-Peel.svg
Port Erin seafront.jpg Port Erin Village Rushen 3,484 54°5′N4°45′W / 54.083°N 4.750°W / 54.083; -4.750 (Port Erin) Parish-Port Erin.svg
Port St Mary Town Hall, Isle of Man - geograph.org.uk - 174349.jpg Port St Mary Village Rushen 1,916 54°4′N4°44′W / 54.067°N 4.733°W / 54.067; -4.733 (Port St Mary) Parish-Port St Mary.svg
Ramsey from Mooragh Park.jpg Ramsey Town Garff 7,845 54°19′N4°23′W / 54.317°N 4.383°W / 54.317; -4.383 (Ramsey) Parish-Ramsey.svg
Rushen Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 5218.jpg Rushen Parish Rushen 1,537 54°5′N4°45′W / 54.083°N 4.750°W / 54.083; -4.750 (Rushen) Parish-Rushen.svg
Cronk ny Merriu.jpg Santon Parish Middle 700 54°7′N4°35′W / 54.117°N 4.583°W / 54.117; -4.583 (Santon) Parish-Santon.svg

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rushen</span> Parish on the Isle of Man

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garff</span> Sheading of the Isle of Man

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lezayre</span> Parish on the Isle of Man

Lezayre, formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maughold (parish)</span> Parish on the Isle of Man

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "General Population Statistics" (PDF), Isle of Man Census Report 2006, Economic Affairs Division, Isle of Man Government Treasury, p. 14, archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016
  2. "Isle of Man Government - Local authorities".