Jurby ( on, djúra-bý – deer settlement - animal park) () is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north-west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Michael. Jurby Parish Sign

Local government

For the purposes of local government, the whole of the historic parish forms a single parish district with

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s. The Captain of the Parish (since 1999) is

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Politics

Jurby parish is part of the Ayre & Michael

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, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 it was in the Michael constituency.

Demographics

The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 776, a decrease of 2.7% from the figure of 797 in 2011. According to the 2011 Isle of Man census, 3.5% of Jurby residents reported that they could speak, read or write in the Manx language.

Geography

The parish of Jurby, which lies on the north-western coast of the island, borders those of Andreas to the east, Lezayre to the south-east, and Ballaugh to the south. It is low-lying overall: the highest elevations are some coastal dunes with a height of up to 39 metres. There is an industrial park on the old

RAF Jurby Royal Air Force Station Jurby or more simply RAF Jurby is a former Royal Air Force station built in the north west of the Isle of Man. It was opened in 1939 on of land acquired by the Air Ministry in 1937, under the control of No. 29 Group, ...

Airfield.

Landmarks

Airfield

Jurby Airfield was originally used as a Royal Air Force training base in World War II. During the 1950s it was used as a training camp for Officer cadets on short-term commissions in the RAF. The course lasted three months. Part of the airfield is now used as an industrial and retail estate. The old runways and taxiways now form the Jurby motorcycle race track. The grassland surrounding the airfield harbours many wildflowers, as the land has never been ploughed. Skylarks can be heard in summer when there are no races on. A large part of the airfield therefore has statutory protection under the Wildlife Act 1990 as an Area of Special Scientific Importance.

Museums

A museum dedicated to transport in the island, the Jurby Transport Museum, is housed in an old aircraft hangar. Another museum nearby, the Isle of Man Motor Museum, was officially opened by the Lieutenant Governor on 22 May 2015.

Church

A tiny 8th century chapel dedicated to

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(the patron saint of music), was Jurby's first recorded church. St Cecilia's Day on 22 November was the parish festival day. There are several Viking carved crosses and gravestones within the church. Medieval objects have occasionally been excavated when new graves were prepared in the church grounds. In medieval times the church was part of the Whithorn diocese in

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. This caused some political trouble when the English and Scots were at war; the Bishop invited the Scottish clergy of Jurby to visit him and was criticised by English authorities for fraternising with the enemy. The present St. Patrick's Church, Jurby was built during the war with help of RAF Jurby. There are a number of war graves, for British, Commonwealth and Polish servicemen. They died mostly from aircraft training accidents. The church is set on a slight headland on the coast and there are views south to Peel, north to Scotland, and inland across the rural north of the island, towards the hills.

Prison

The Isle of Man Prison operated by the Isle of Man Prison Service is located at Jurby.

Treens

Jurby was historically subdivided into five treens:isle-of-man.com: Treens and Quarterlands
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Gallery

File:Jurby church - geograph.org.uk - 779024.jpg, St. Patrick's Church File:Jurby Parish Church (1).jpg, Interior of St. Patrick's Church File:Jurby Parish Church (5).jpg, St. Patrick's Church and graveyard File:Andreas & Jurby.jpg, Aerial view of the Airfield with Jurby visible in the distance. File:RAF Jurby Head - Isle of Man.jpg, RAF Jurby Head File:Jurby Transport Museum (27622780414).jpg, Interior of Jurby Transport Museum

References

* Showing parish boundaries * An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.

External links

A Manx Notebook
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Map of Jurby showing subdivision into treensWebsite of the Isle of Man Motor Museum
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