Maughold ( ; ) is one of the seventeen

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es of the

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. It is named for St Maughold, 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 (parish), Lonan and Maughold (parish), Maugh ...

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

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, formed by merging the former village

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Laxey Laxey () is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Old Norse ''Laxa'' meaning 'Salmon River'. Its key distinguishing features are its three working vintage railways and the largest working waterwheel in the wo ...

with the parish districts of Lonan and Maughold. The

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since 2018 is Clare Christian, a former President of

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Politics

Maughold parish is part of the

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, which elects two members to the

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. 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

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ownership since 1965. Kirk Maughold (the parish church for the area) contains a number of historically important

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es, suggesting that it was the site of an

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. Maughold Head 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