Maughold (parish)


Maughold is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located on the east of the island in the sheading of Garff.
Administratively, part of the historic parish of Maughold is now covered by part of the town of Ramsey.
Other settlements in the parish include Ballure.

Local government

Since 1865, a small area in the north of the historic parish of Maughold has been part of the separate town of Ramsey, with its own town commissioners.
Since May 2016 the remainder of the historic parish of Maughold has been an electoral ward of a single Garff local authority, formed by merging the former village district of Laxey with the parish districts of Lonan and Maughold.
The Captain of the Parish is Clare Christian, a former President of Tynwald.

Politics

Maughold parish is part of the Garff constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Since 1867 Ramsey has formed its own constituency.

History

It is named for Maughold, the island's patron saint.

Geography

The village of Maughold lies on the coast some three miles SE of Ramsey. A proportion of the land in the area has been in Manx National Heritage ownership since 1965. Kirk Maughold contains a number of historically important Celtic crosses, suggesting that it was the site of an early Christian monastery. Maughold Head to the east of the village is the easternmost point on the island and has a lighthouse. There are no other significant settlements in the parish, and there is mountainous terrain on the landward side of the parish: the parish includes most of the North Barrule, the second highest hill on the island.

Demographics

The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 985, an increase of 0.8% from the figure of 977 in 2011.