Arbory

Arbory (Manx: Cairbre) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.

Arbory Manx: Cairbre
Parish of Arbory, Isle of Man
Population	1,847 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SC2390471387
Sheading	Rushen
Crown dependency	Isle of Man
Post town	ISLE OF MAN
Postcode district	IM9
House of Keys	Arbory, Castletown & Malew
List of places Isle of Man 54°06′29″N 4°41′38″E / 54.108°N 4.694°E / 54.108; 4.694

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]

References

1. "2016 Isle of Man Census Report" (PDF). Gov.im. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
2. "Captains of the Parishes". Culture Vannin. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
3. 2016 Isle of Man Census Report

External links

• Arbory Parish Commissioners
• Manxnotebook Arbory Detail about Manx parishes and description of Arbory Parish.
• Manxnotebook - Arbory with full description of the parish and photographs
• Arbory Parish Community and Local Government Arbory Commissioners, photographs, local clubs, societies and churches.
• showing parish boundaries
• Manxnotebook Kirk Arbory Antiquities
• with family details and photographs.
• An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.