Arbory ( gv, Cairbre) is one of the seventeen historic
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 o ...
es of the
Isle of Man
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It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of
Rushen
Rushen ( ; gv, Rosien), formally Kirk Christ Rushen, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of the same name.
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.
Settlements in the parish include
Ballabeg
Ballabeg ( glv, Balley Beg) is a village on the Isle of Man. It is in the parish of Arbory in the sheading of Rushen, in the south of the island near Castletown. There are several small villages and hamlets with the name, although Ballabeg i ...
,
Colby and
Ronague
Ronague ( gv, Eairy Shynnagh or ) is a tiny hamlet in the south of the Isle of Man, in the parish of Arbory. It consists of an old chapel, several houses and some farms. It lies to the north of the villages of Ballabeg and Colby, west of the ham ...
.
Local government
For the purposes of
local government
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, the whole of the historic parish forms an electoral ward of the parish
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
Arbory and Malew.
The
Captain of the Parish
The Captain of the Parish is an official in each parish in the Isle of Man—formerly the title was ''Captain of the Parish Militia'', but it is now only a titular honour. Historically the Captain of the Parish was authorised to raise his own mi ...
(since 1998) is
Cecil Raymond Gawne.
Politics
The area of the historic parish is part of the
Arbory, Castletown & Malew Arbory, Castletown & Malew is a House of Keys constituency in the south of the Isle of Man. It was created for the 2016 general election and elects 2 MHKs; currently Jason Moorhouse and Graham Cregeen
Graham Cregeen is a Manx politician who ser ...
constituency, which elects two Members to the
House of Keys
The House of Keys () is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council.
History
The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written in L ...
. Until 2016 it was in the
Rushen
Rushen ( ; gv, Rosien), formally Kirk Christ Rushen, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of the same name.
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constituency.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 1,847, an increase of 5.4% from the figure of 1,747 in 2011.
2016 Isle of Man Census Report
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References
External links
Arbory Parish Commissioners
Detail about Manx parishes and description of Arbory Parish.
with full description of the parish and photographs
Arbory Parish Community and Local Government
Arbory Commissioners, photographs, local clubs, societies and churches.
Isle of Man Building Control Districts
showing parish boundaries
with family details and photographs.
Glenology - Manx Glens
An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.
Parishes of the Isle of Man
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