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 or m ...

es of the

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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. A ...

. 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 in ...

, 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 haml ...

Local government

For the purposes of

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, the whole of the historic parish forms an electoral ward of the parish

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Arbory and Malew Arbory ( gv, Cairbre) 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 Rushen. Settlements in the parish include Ballabeg, ...

. 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

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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 ...

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, 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 ...

. Until 2016 it was in the

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 {{IsleofMan-geo-stub