Maughold (village)

Maughold Manx: Maghal
Parish	Maughold
Sheading	Garff
Crown dependency	Isle of Man
Postcode district	IM7
Police	Isle of Man
Fire	Isle of Man
Ambulance	Isle of Man
List of places Isle of Man

Maughold (Manx : Maghal), often referred to as Maughold Village, is a small village in the parish of the same name in the east of the Isle of Man. Situated at a sharp bend on the A15 just inland from the coast at Maughold Head and about 3 miles east of Ramsey, the settlement is centred around Kirk Maughold Parish Church and churchyard, with a handful of dwellings on either side.

Maughold Village Green hosts events such as Maughold Parish Day. ^[1]

History

Maughold village was historically "a place of considerable importance, but it is now quite insignificant". Like the parish, it derives its name from St Maughold, who arrived at Maughold Head in the 5th century. As a result, the location became "much frequented by pilgrims". ^[2] Maughold is possibly the Isle of Man's oldest "monastic" settlement. ^[3]

Kirk Maughold Parish Church and churchyard

On top of the original Celtic monastery, the current Kirk Maughold Parish Church was built in the 11th or 12th century in the typical Manx style. The parish church has a churchyard of 4 acres, with the stone wall marking the site of the monastery. ^[4] The churchyard contains St Maughold's Well, ^[5] the ruins of former sanctuary accommodations, and the ruins of three keills. The crosshouse houses the island's largest collection of Manx and Norse stone crosses. The crosses include both Christian and pagan allusions. ^{[6] [7]}

More recent additions to the churchyard include a World War I and World War II memorial and an obelisk designed by Archibald Knox and dedicated to Hall Caine. ^{[8] [9]}

Notable people

• Anne Craine (born 1954), politician, grew up in Maughold village ^[10]
• J. P. Donleavy (1926–2017), author, lived in Maughold with his family in the 1960s ^[10]

References

1. "Knobbly knees welcome here". Isle of Man Today. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
2. "Maughold Parish". Brown's Isle of Man Directory. 1894. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
3. "Maughold Village + Church, 1868". Manx Notebook. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
4. "Access Guide to Maughold Church & Cross House" (PDF). Manx National Heritage. July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
5. Kneale, Alastair (18 March 2017). "Çhibbyr Maghal - St Maughold's Well". Transceltic. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
6. "Maughold Parish Churches". Manx Notebook. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
7. "Glen Mona, Maughold Village, Maughold Brooghs, Ramsey" (PDF). Bus Vannin. 1988. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
8. "Kirk Maughold Church". Visit Isle of Man. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
9. "War memorial Maughold". Traces of War. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
10. "Maughold memories of JP Donleavy". Manx Radio. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2025.