Michael
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 Parish of Michael, Isle of Man | |
| Population | 1,591 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SC3396689582 |
| Sheading | Michael |
| Crown dependency | Isle of Man |
| Post town | ISLE OF MAN |
| Postcode district | IM6 |
| House of Keys | Ayre & Michael |
Michael (Manx : Maayl) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Ballaugh, Jurby and Michael.
Michael (Manx : Maayl) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) in the sheading of Michael.
Other settlements in the parish include Barregarrow.
For the purposes of local government, the whole of the historic parish forms a single district with Commissioners. [2]
The district of Michael was formed in 1989 by the re-amalgamation of two local authority areas, Michael village and the larger rural area of Michael parish. [3] These two local authority areas had been separated from one another in 1905. [4]
The Captain of the Parish (since 1970) is John James Martin Cannell. [5]
Michael parish is part of the Ayre & Michael constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 it was in the Michael constituency.
Michael Parish has, according to the 2016 census, 1,591 residents, [1] down from 1,729 in 2011. [6] It is a mainly agricultural area on the west coast of the island. It was until 2016 a House of Keys constituency. The only significant settlement in the parish or district is the village of Kirk Michael.
The TT motorcycle race course known as the Snaefell Mountain Course runs through Kirk Michael village.
Michael District stretches from the Irish Sea in the west, inland to Druidale in the east and from Orrisdale in the north to Glen Cam in the south. The district contains few settlements; the main village is Kirk Michael. There is a coastal strip, about 3 km wide, of agricultural land, and the remainder of the parish consists of moorland, of which the highest points are Slieau Freoaghane (488 metres (1,601 ft)), Sartfell (454 metres (1,490 ft)), Slieau Curn (351 metres (1,152 ft)) and Slieau Dhoo (432 metres (1,417 ft)) (together known as the Michael Hills).
The main road running through Kirk Michael village forms part of the Isle of Man TT road race course, on the A3 leading towards Ballaugh Bridge.
Kirk Michael is served by buses between Peel and Ramsey (and also between Douglas and Ramsey via Ballacraine). It is on the course of the former Manx Northern Railway.
The name of the village is derived from "Kirk" ("Church") of Michael. The parish church of St Michael in the village contains a large collection of Manx Norse crosses. The village is served by several small local shops, a primary school and a public house. The Mitre Hotel, the local public house is named in connection with Bishop's Court and was once patronised by Fletcher Christian (Mutiny on the Bounty). "Christian" is a popular Manx surname. On the same plot of land as the Mitre Hotel stands the Ecclesiastical Courthouse. First built in 1766, at the request of Bishop Wilson, and then later rebuilt in 1835, it was the last working rural courthouse on the Isle of Man. Infrequent bus services run to the towns of Ramsey, Peel and Douglas.
Local areas of interest include:
The following information is incomplete.
| Year | Election | Turnout | Candidates |
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| 1903 | General Election | Unopposed |
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| 1982 | By-Election |
(in full, John David Qualtrough Cannan) | |
| 1986 | General Election |
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| 1991 | General Election | 75.3% |
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| 1996 | General Election | 72.3% |
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| 2001 | General Election | 68.3% |
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| 2006 | General Election | 64.3% |
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| 2011 | General Election | 62.6% |
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The constituency was abolished in 2016.
Most of the action of The Deemster takes place in Michael Sheading.
Glen Wyllin (Glen Mooar) beach was used as a location in the 2004 film Five Children and It. [8]
St John's is a small village in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man, in the island's central valley. It is in the House of Keys constituency of Glenfaba & Peel, which elects two MHKs.
Local governmentin the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes. The island is today divided for local government purposes into town districts, village districts, parish districts, and "districts", as follows:
Ballaugh is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of the same name, in the sheading of Michael. It is the only village in the parish.
Middle is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man.
Glenfaba is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man.
Garff is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man.
Lezayre, formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
Keppel Gate, Isle of Man is part of a former UK HM Commissioners of Woods and Forest estate, including a series of former highway mountain gates. It is now Common land in public ownership and is one of three purpose built former Crown Road sections of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road used for the Isle of Man TT races. The area of Keppel Gate including a nearby private residence of Kate's Cottage at the adjacent 34th TT Milestone road-side marker is located between the 4th Milestone and 5th Milestone road-side markers on the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the parish district of Kirk Onchan in the Isle of Man.
Barregarrow is a district located between the 13th milestone and 14th milestones on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey road including the area of the Barregarrow cross-road junction and the C4 Ballaleigh Road and B10 Sartfield (Brandywell) or former Barregarrow mountain gate road in the parish of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man.
Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man, lying in the north of the island, 5 km from the island's second town, Ramsey. There is a large, and nowadays little used, airfield in the vicinity.
Highroads Course was a road-racing circuit used for the Gordon Bennett British Eliminating Trial held in the Isle of Man for the 1904 and 1905 Tourist Trophy Race involving touring automobiles and cars. The events were held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald.
Rhencullen including Birkin's Bend is adjacent to the 17th milestone of the TT course, on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road in the Isle of Man.
Brandywell, Isle of Man or is an area of Mountain Lands of heath moorland and coniferous woodland plantations situated in the Northern Upland Massif in the parish of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man. The area was previously used by local shepherds due to a local stream and a nearby former venerated water well which was known for its distinctive quality and "brandy" colour of the water.
Onchan, historically Kirk Conchan, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
Ballaugh is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man.
Cronk Urleigh is a stretch of road situated at the 15th Milestone on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey in the parish of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man.
Glen Duff is situated adjacent to the 23rd road milestone on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey road with the junction with the B14 Bernaharra Road in the parish of Kirk Christ Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
Quarry Bends is situated adjacent to the 20th Milestone road-side marker on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey, in the parishes of Ballaugh and Kirk Christ Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
Douglas Road Corner or Kirk Michael Corner is situated adjacent the 14th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road and the road junction with the A4 Peel to Kirk Michael Coast Road in the parish of Michael in the Isle of Man.
