Marown ( , rhymes with "gown"; gv, Marooney) is one of the seventeen
historic parishes of the
Isle of Man
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. It is the only landlocked parish on the Island.
It is located in the centre of the island, in the sheading of
Middle, though historically, from 1796 until 1986, it was 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 ...
.
Settlements in the parish include
Braaid,
Crosby and
Glen Vine.
Local government
For the purposes of
local government, the whole of the historic parish forms a single 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
with
Commissioners.
Although Marown lies east of the watershed and is currently in the sheading of Middle, it is also grouped for various local government purposes with the west of the island: it falls under the aegis of the Peel and Western District Housing Committee, Western Traffic Management Group, Western Neighbourhood Policing etc.
The
Captain of the Parish (since 2001) is Charles Fargher MBE.
Politics
Marown parish is part of the
Middle constituency, which elects two Members to the
House of Keys. Before 1986 it was in the
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 ...
constituency.
Geography
Marown has an area of about and is the only landlocked parish on the island. The
River Dhoo
The River Dhoo ( gv, Awin Doo) is a river on the Isle of Man. The river rises in Marown and flows east towards Douglas through the central valley of the island, passing Crosby and Union Mills before meeting with the River Glass on the outski ...
flows through the parish.
Churches, education, historic buildings
The
Church of England parish church is St Runius church in Glen Vine. The
old St Runius Church is in Crosby.
[
][
] and St Luke's church. Crosby has a
Methodist chapel.
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]
The parish
primary school, Marown Primary School, was built in the 1980s, and is located in Glen Vine. The school was expanded in 2001.
Marown Language Centre ( gv, Yn Ynnyd Çhengey), a foreign language teaching facility and training centre for teachers on the island, is located in Crosby, close to the Old St Runius Church (dedicated to St Runius or Rónán).
[
] The name of the parish is derived from this saint (cf
Malew).
Historic homes in the parish include Ellerslie Manor, Ballacotch Manor and Ballavagher House.
Roads and footpaths
The
Millennium Way long distance footpath runs through the parish,
[
] as does the Heritage Trail, which follows the old
Peel to
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
* Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...
railway line.
[
] The
Snaefell Mountain Course also runs through the parish.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 2,246, a decrease of 2.9% from the figure of 2,311 in 2011.
Sport
Marown A.F.C. is a
football club who compete in the
Isle of Man Football League
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. They play their home games at the Memorial Playing Fields in Crosby. The village also has the Crosby
Cricket Club who play on the same site. They were founded in 1946 and are members of the
Isle of Man Cricket Association.
[
] The parish also has Marown
Badminton Club based in Glen Vine, who are members of the Isle of Man Badminton Association,
Marown
Hockey Club and Marown
Bowling Club.
References
External links
Marown Parish CommissionersMarown ChurchManxnotebook - MarownIsle of Man Building Control Districts showing parish boundaries
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Parishes of the Isle of Man