German ( gv, Carmane) 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 ...

es of the

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

Glenfaba Glenfaba ( ; gv, Glion Faba) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the two historic parishes of German and Patrick. Historic ...

. Administratively, part of the historic parish of German is now covered by part of the town of Peel. Other settlements in the parish include St John's (home of the

Tynwald Day Tynwald Day ( gv, Laa Tinvaal) is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually observed on 5 July (if this is a Saturday or Sunday, then on the following Monday). On this day, the Island's legislature, Tynwald, meets at St John's, instead of ...

ceremony).

Local government

For the purposes of

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, The majority of the area of the historic parish forms a single parish

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with

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s. Since 1884, an area in the west of the historic parish of German has been part of the separate town of Peel, with its own town Commissioners. 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 2015) is Allen Charles Corlett.

Politics

German parish is part of the Glenfaba & Peel

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, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 the majority of the historic parish was in the

constituency, and from 1867 until 2016 Peel formed its own constituency.

Geography

It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel.

Demographics

The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 966, a decrease of 6% from the figure of 1,024 in 2011. 44 residents (4.3%) were able to read, write, and speak Manx Gaelic at the time of the 2011 census. This compares to 3.2% in 1875.

References

Manxnotebook German
Detail about Manx parishes and description of the parish.

with full description of the parish and photographs

Isle of Man Building Control Districts
showing parish boundaries
Glenology - Manx Glens
An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings. Parishes of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-geo-stub