Arbory Explained

Crown Dependency:Isle of Man
Official Name:Arbory
Manx Name:Cairbre
Coordinates:54.108°N 4.694°W
Population:1,847
Population Ref:[1]
Manx Sheading:Rushen
Constituency Manx Parliament:Arbory, Castletown & Malew
Post Town:ISLE OF MAN
Postcode District:IM9
Postcode Area:IM
Map Type:nomap
Os Grid Reference:SC2390471387
Static Image Name:Parish-Arbory.svg
Static Image Width:175px
Static Image Caption:Parish of Arbory, Isle of Man
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Arbory (Manx: 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, Colby and Ronague.

Local government

For the purposes of local government, the whole of the historic parish forms an electoral ward of the parish district of Arbory and Malew.

The Captain of the Parish (since 1998) is Cecil Raymond Gawne.[2]

Politics

The area of the historic parish is part of the Arbory, Castletown & Malew constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Until 2016 it was in the Rushen 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.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Isle of Man Census Report. PDF. Gov.im. 19 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Captains of the Parishes . . Culture Vannin . 10 April 2019.
  3. https://www.gov.im/media/1355784/2016-isle-of-man-census-report.pdf 2016 Isle of Man Census Report