Maughold ( ; gv, Maghal) is one of the seventeen

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

es of the Isle of Man. It is named for

St Maughold Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a ban ...

, the island's

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. It is located on the east of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of

Garff Garff () is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the east of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) and consists of the two historic parishes of Lonan and Maughold. Before 1796 it also includ ...

. Administratively, part of the historic parish of Maughold is now within Ramsey town.

Ballure Ballure may refer to: *Ballure, Isle of Man Ballure is a small hamlet about 0.75 mile southeast of Ramsey on the Isle of Man. A stop on the Manx Electric Railway which runs through it is the Ballure Halt (or Ballure Glen) station. The latter ...

is another settlement in the parish.

Local government

Since 1865, a small area in the north of the historic parish of Maughold has been part of the separate town of Ramsey, with its own town commissioners. Since May 2016 the remainder of the historic parish of Maughold has been an electoral ward of a single Garff local authority, formed by merging the former village

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of Laxey with the parish districts of Lonan and Maughold. The Captain of the Parish since 2018 is Clare Christian, a former President of Tynwald.

Politics

Maughold parish is part of the

constituency, which elects two members to the House of Keys. Since 1867 Ramsey has formed its own constituency.

History

There is a

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chambered tomb in the parish at Cashtal yn Ard.

Geography

The village of Maughold lies on the coast some three miles south-east of Ramsey. A proportion of the land in the area has been in Manx National Heritage ownership since 1965. Kirk Maughold (the parish church for the area) contains a number of historically important

Celtic cross The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses e ...

es, suggesting that it was the site of an early Christian

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Maughold Head Maughold Head is the easternmost point of the Isle of Man and the closest point in the Isle of Man to England, being from St. Bees Head in Cumbria. Maughold Head lies in the northeast of the island, some from Ramsey, at the southern end o ...

to the east of the village is the easternmost point on the island and has a lighthouse. There are no other significant settlements in the parish, and there is mountainous terrain on the landward side of the parish; the parish includes most of the North Barrule, the second highest hill on the island.

Demographics

The 2016 census of recorded a parish population of 985, an increase of 0.8% from 977 in 2011.

References

External links

Maughold Parish Commissioners - community and local government information (archived)
* BBC Domesday Reloadedbr>- Maughold Village (archived)
Parishes of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-geo-stub