List of places in the Isle of Man

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates In addition to the Isle of Man itself, the Isle of Man Government administers three small neighbouring islands: the Calf of Man, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. There is one place with official status as a city, three places with official status as towns, four villages, and many other smaller settlements. Traditionally the Island is divided into six sheadings, then further into seventeen parishes.

Manx language names are given in italics.

File:Cmglee Douglas Isle of Man aerial view.jpg
Aerial view of Douglas and the southern half of the Isle of Man

Cities

There is only one city on the island, a status which was awarded in 2022 and came into effect in 2024:

  • Douglascapital and largest settlement (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Towns

The official towns of the Isle of Man are:

  • Castletown (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Peel (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ramsey (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Villages

The official villages of the Isle of Man, with village commissioners, are:

  • Laxey (Script error: No such module "Lang".) – no longer has village commissioners; is now merely an electoral ward of the parish district of Garff
  • Onchan – second largest settlement (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Port St Mary (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Port Erin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Other settlements

Other notable settlements, with no official status, are:

  • Andreas (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Baldrine (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ballabeg (Rushen) (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ballabeg (Lonan) (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Ballasalla (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ballaugh (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Barregarrow (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Braaid (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Bradda
  • Bride (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Colby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Cregneash (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Crosby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Dalby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Derbyhaven (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Foxdale (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Glen Auldyn
  • Glen Maye (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Glen Vine (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Injebreck
  • Jurby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Kirk Michael (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Newtown (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Niarbyl (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Port e Vullen‡
  • Port Lewaigue‡
  • Port Soderick (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Ronague (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • Ronaldsway (Script error: No such module "Lang".)‡
  • St Mark's (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • St John's (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Strang (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Sulby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Union Mills (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Those marked ‡ (at least) are mostly not large enough to be notable as settlements, but some may be notable as tourist destinations.

Settlements by population

The following list ranks the populations of eight main settlements on the Isle of Man which populations were reported in the 2021 Isle of Man Census.

Rank Settlement Status Population Notes
1. Douglas City 26,677 Capital and only city
2. Onchan Village 9,039 Most populated village, adjacent to Douglas
3. Ramsey Town 8,288 Became the most populated town after Douglas achieved city status in 2022
4. Peel Town 5,710
5. Port Erin Village 3,730 Adjacent to Port St. Mary
6. Castletown Town 3,206 Least populous town on the Island
7. Port St. Mary Village 1,989 Adjacent to Port Erin
8. Laxey Village 1,656 Least populous village and least populous settlement with an official status

Sheadings

The sheadings (Template:Langx) of the Isle of Man are:

  • Ayre (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Garff (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Glenfaba (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Michael (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Middle (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Rushen (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Historic parishes

The historic parishes (Template:Langx) currently included in each sheading of the Isle of Man are:

  • Ayre
    • Andreas (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Bride (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Lezayre (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Garff
    • Lonan (Script error: No such module "Lang".): historical parish, now merged into the parish district of Garff
    • Maughold (Script error: No such module "Lang".): historical parish, now merged into the parish district of Garff
    • Onchan (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Glenfaba
    • German (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Patrick (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Michael
    • Ballaugh (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Jurby (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Michael (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Middle
    • Braddan (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Marown (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
    • Santon (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Rushen
    • Arbory (Script error: No such module "Lang".): now merged into the parish district of Arbory and Rushen
    • Rushen (historically "Kirk Christ Rushen") (Script error: No such module "Lang".): now merged into the parish district of Arbory and Rushen
    • Malew (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Script error: No such module "anchor".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 (Script error: No such module "Lang".), the only mountain of the Isle of Man

See also

References

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