Arbory and Rushen (''Cairbre as Rosien'') is a local authority area in the south-west of the

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, designated as a parish district, and with its own parish commissioners. It was created in 2020 by the merger of the former parishes of

Arbory 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, ...

and

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 ...

; each of those two are now electoral wards within the combined parish which elect three commissioners.Manx Radio
/ref> The district is rural in character; it is the largest in area in the south of the island, and includes one exclave, including

Cregneash Cregneash or Cregneish ( gv, Creneash) is a small village and tourist destination in the extreme south-west of the Isle of Man, about from Port Erin. Most of the village is now part of a living museum run by Manx National Heritage. There are ...

, separated from the rest of the district by

Port Erin Port Erin ( gv, Purt Çhiarn, meaning ''lord's port'') is a seaside village in the south-west of the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of Rushen. It was previously a seaside resort before the decline of the tourist trade. Administratively it ...

. It also includes the

Calf of Man Calf of Man ( gv, Yn Cholloo ) is a island, off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. It is separated from the Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water called the Calf Sound. Like the nearby rocky islets of Chicken Rock and Kitterland, it is ...

. The local authority area is split between two Keys constituencies: Arbory, Castletown and Malew; and Rushen.

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2020 establishments in the Isle of Man Parishes of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-geo-stub