Glenfaba ( ; ) is one of the six
sheading
Local government in the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes (today referred to as "ancient parishes"). The island is today divided for local government purposes into town districts, villa ...
s of the
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
.
It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the two historic
parish
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es of
German
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and
Patrick. It includes the town of
Peel
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* Peel (Western Australia)
* Peel, New South Wales
* Peel River (New South Wales)
Canada
* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
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and, from 1796 till 1986, also included the parish of
Marown.
Other settlements in the sheading include
St John's in the parish of German (home of the
Tynwald Day ceremony), and
Dalby,
Foxdale,
Glen Maye and
Niarbyl (all in the parish of Patrick).
Etymology
The first mention of Glenfaba may be in a
bull
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of Pope
Gregory IX
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in 1231. The origin of the name is not known, but may be connected with that of the
river Neb.
MHKs and elections
Until 2016, Glenfaba was also a
House of Keys constituency, electing one
MHK. From 2016 it is part of the
Glenfaba & Peel
Glenfaba & Peel is a House of Keys constituency in the west of the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Ch ...
constituency.
In 2016 the constituency was abolished.
See also
*
Local government in the Isle of Man
References
External links
Constituency maps and general election results
{{House of Keys constituencies
Sheadings of the Isle of Man
Constituencies of the Isle of Man