Foxdale (; glv, Forsdal ; on, Fors-dal – 'waterfall dale or valley') consisting of the districts of Upper and Lower Foxdale on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road with the junction of the A24 Foxdale to Braaid road and the A40 ''The Hope'' road in the parish of Kirk Patrick in the

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. The village of Foxdale falls within the

sheading Local government ( gv, gurneilys ynnydagh) in the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes (today referred to as "ancient parishes"). The island is today divided for local government purposes ...

Glenfaba Glenfaba ( ; gv, Glion Faba) 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 two historic parishes of German and Patrick. Historic ...

. Politically it is part of the constituency of

Glenfaba & Peel Glenfaba & Peel is a House of Keys constituency in the west of the Isle of Man. It was created for the 2016 general election and elects 2 MHKs;https://www.gov.im/media/629303/map7glenfabaandpeel.pdf currently Kate Lord-Brennan Kate Lord-Brenna ...

and is currently represented in

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House ...

and the House of Keys by

Ray Harmer Raymond Karl Harmer is a former Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba & Peel in the Isle of Man, and the current Minister for Policy and Reform. In 2015, he was elected an MHK in a by-election for Peel. In the 2016 general election, he c ...

MHK and

Geoffrey Boot Geoffrey Boot (born 1953) is an English-born politician who until 2021 served as a Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba and Peel. Before moving to the Isle of Man, Boot also served as a Conservative Councillor and Mayor for Sandgate in Ken ...

MHK. The village is served by Patrick Parish Commissioners. The village has a heritage centre which is run voluntarily. It was formerly the terminus of the

Foxdale Railway The Foxdale Railway was a narrow gauge branch line which ran from St. John's to Foxdale on the Isle of Man. History The line was officially opened by the Foxdale Railway Company Ltd. (registered on ) on allowing rail access to the lead mi ...

Foxdale mines

In the 19th century there were 13 mines and workings in the area of Foxdale, which included five mines working the Foxdale shear. The mines yielded a rich output of zinc blende,

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and silver. In time, the mines came under the ownership of the

Isle of Man Mining Company The Isle of Man Mining Company, also referred to as the Foxdale Mining Company, was a mining company formed to operate the Foxdale Mines on the Isle of Man. ''Manx Sun.'' Saturday, 20 March 1886; Page: 4 History The date that mining operations ...

who operated the mines until their closure in 1911. The mines ceased operation after many incidents, including a member of the Lalor smith family dying inside due to sulphur dioxide poisoning from the air. Queen Victoria Memorial, Foxdale, Isle of Man

Queen Victoria Memorial, Foxdale, Isle of Man

Victoria Clock Tower

Today, the most prominent feature in the village is the Victoria Clock Tower, built and paid for by the

.''Peel City Guardian.'' Saturday, 18 May 1901; Page: 2 Designed by Foxdale mine engineer John Nicholls the structure is in height and is visible across the valley. The Dedication Ceremony took place on Thursday 16 May 1901 and was an occasion of immense civic pride for the village of Foxdale.

Sport

*The village has a

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club, Foxdale A.F.C. which was re-established in 1991. The club has three teams including the first team, the combination team and the veterans' team. In 2011, they also fielded an Under 21s team for the

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. *Foxdale's only pub (The Baltic) has a pool team and darts team.

Filmography

The 2006 film, Miss Potter, was partly filmed in Foxdale.

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