List of places in the Isle of Man
In addition to the
sheadings, then further into seventeen parishes
.
Manx language names are given in italics.
Cities
capital
and largest settlement (Doolish)
Towns
The official towns of the Isle of Man are:
- Castletown (Balley Chashtal)
- Peel (Purt ny h-Inshey)
- Ramsey (Rhumsaa)
Villages
The official villages of the Isle of Man, with village commissioners, are:
- Laxey (Laksaa) – no longer has village commissioners; is now merely an electoral ward of the parish district of Garff
- Onchan – second largest settlement (Kione Droghad)
- Port St Mary (Purt le Moirrey)
- Port Erin (Purt Çhiarn)
Other settlements
Other notable settlements, with no official status, are:
- Andreas (Andreas)
- Baldrine (Balley Drine)
- Ballabeg (Rushen) (Balley Beg)
- Ballabeg (Lonan) (Balley Beg)‡
- Ballasalla (Balley Sallagh)
- Ballaugh (Balley ny Loughey)
- Barregarrow (Bayr Garroo)‡
- Braaid (Yn Braaid)‡
- Bradda
- Bride (Bride)
- Colby (Colby)
- Cregneash (Creneash)‡
- Crosby (Balley ny Croshey)
- Dalby (Delbee)
- Derbyhaven (Camys y Ree)‡
- Foxdale (Forsdal)
- Glen Auldyn
- Glen Maye (Glion Muigh)
- Glen Vine (Glion Vian)
- Injebreck‡
- Jurby (Jurby)
- Kirk Michael (Balley Keeill Vaayl)
- Newtown (Balley Noa)
- Niarbyl (Yn Arbyl)‡
- Port Soderick (Purt Soderick)‡
- Ronague (Eairy Shynnagh)‡
- St Mark's (Balley Keeill Varkysh)
- St John's (Balley Keeill Eoin)
- Strang (Strang)
- Sulby (Sulby)
- Union Mills (Myllin Doo Aah)
- Port e Vullen‡
Those marked ‡ (at least) are mostly not large enough to be notable as settlements, but rather as hamlets.
Sheadings
The
sheadings (Manx
: sheadin (singular), sheadinyn (plural)) of the Isle of Man are:
- Ayre (Inver Ayre)
- Garff (Garff)
- Glenfaba (Glion Faba)
- Michael (Maayl)
- Middle (Medall)
- Rushen (Rosien)
Historic parishes
The historic
parishes (Manx
: skeerey (singular), skeeraghyn (plural)) currently included in each sheading of the Isle of Man are:
- Ayre
- Garff
- Glenfaba
- Michael
- Middle
- Rushen
- Arbory (Cairbre / Skeerey Chairbre): now merged into the parish district of Arbory and Rushen
- Rushen (historically "Kirk Christ Rushen") (Rosien / Skeerey Rosien): now merged into the parish district of Arbory and Rushen
- Malew (Malew / Skeerey Malew)
Historically, each parish was divided into between 5 and 16 treens, each consisting of four quarterlands.[1]
Coastal features
Other geographical features
- Port-Ny-Ding, a small bay immediately north-west of Bradda West
- Snaefell (Sniaul), the only mountain of the Isle of Man
See also
- Registered Buildings of the Isle of Man
- Local government in the Isle of Man
- Ballajura, Western Australia, a suburb in Australia named after but mis-transcribed from Ballajora, a farm at Maughold, Isle of Man.