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Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. It is in the sheading of Rushen
Rushen (sheading)
Rushen is a sheading in the Isle of Man.The sheading comprises the southernmost portion of the island. It includes the parishes of Rushen, Arbory and Malew. The only village of any size in the sheading is Ballasalla. The sheading also includes Ronaldsway airport and the South Barrule...
together with the neighbouring parishes of Rushen and Arbory
Arbory (parish)
Arbory is a parish in the Isle of Man. The name is derived from "Kirk Cairbre". It forms part of the sheading of Rushen in the south of the island, and its main settlements are Colby and Ballabeg .-External links:*...
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Malew parish covers an area from Langness Peninsula
Langness Peninsula
Langness is a peninsula which protrudes nearly two kilometres from the south eastern extremity of the Isle of Man. Signifying a cape or extended promontory, Langness literally means long promontory in Old Norse. At one time an island, Langness was eventually joined to the mainland by the movement...
and Scarlett up to Foxdale
Foxdale
Foxdale is a village located at the heart of the Isle of Man. The village falls within the sheading and constituency of Glenfaba and is currently represented in Tynwald and the House of Keys by David Anderson MHK who was elected in 2001 and again in 2006. The village is served by Patrick Parish...
, and includes the villages of Ballasalla
Ballasalla
Ballasalla is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. The village was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century.-Governance:The local...
, St Mark's and Derbyhaven
Derbyhaven
Derbyhaven is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of Malew, Isle of Man. It is located on the isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula to the rest of the island, on the bay of the same name, and also on Castletown Bay on the other side of the isthmus.In the 17th century it was a...
. The area includes both Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway is a place in Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown. It is notable as the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate.Ronaldsway is the...
and Balthane Industrial estates and the Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport , also known as Ronaldsway Airport and, in Manx, Purt Aer Vannin, is the main civilian airport on the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island at Ronaldsway near Castletown, southwest of Douglas, the island's capital. Along with the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, it is...
. Geographically it also includes Castletown, but that town is administered separately. As a result, there is a small exclave of the parish which includes Scarlett Point.
Geography
The parish is bordered on the east by Santon BurnSanton Burn
Santon Burn is a water course in the Isle of Man.This small river, or burn, has its origins in the waters of Eairy in the parish of Marown and enters the Irish Sea at Santon Gorge close to Cass-ny-Hawin Head and not far from the bay of Port SoldrickThe course of Santon Burn runs between the...
, on the north by the Granite Mountain and South Barrule
South Barrule
South Barrule is a hill in the south of the Isle of Man. It has the remains of a fort on its summit, which is believed to be the home of the Manx god of the sea Mannanan beg mac y Leir, and is largely surrounded by plantations. On the south western slope of the hill the Cringle reservoir was...
, by an irregular line from the South Barrule to Poyll Vaaish on the west, and by the sea on the south. It contains about 15 square miles (38.8 km²). Most of the parish is low and undulating, forming much of the southern plain of the island. The northern portion is more hilly, including the South Barrule
South Barrule
South Barrule is a hill in the south of the Isle of Man. It has the remains of a fort on its summit, which is believed to be the home of the Manx god of the sea Mannanan beg mac y Leir, and is largely surrounded by plantations. On the south western slope of the hill the Cringle reservoir was...
, the highest point of the south of the island at 483 metres or approximately 1585 feet (483.1 m). The Silver Burn
Silver Burn
The Silver Burn is a small river on the Isle of Man which rises near the South Barrule and flows under the Monks' Bridge at Ballasalla, reaching the sea at Castletown harbour. The burn runs through the attractively wooded Silverdale Glen, a site which the Manx National Trust acquired in 1966. It is...
river rises near the South Barrule and flows under the Monks Bridge at Ballasalla
Ballasalla
Ballasalla is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. The village was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century.-Governance:The local...
, reaching the sea at Castletown harbour.
The coast line is low, but rocky and dangerous. The coastal village of Derbyhaven, on an isthmus
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...
, has a natural harbour, protected by a small breakwater. Castletown Bay is a deep but exposed and dangerous inlet between Langness and Scarlett. The headlands are Dreswick Point
Dreswick Point
Dreswick point lies at the southwestern tip of the Langness Peninsula in the south-east of the Isle of Man, some two kilometres from Castletown....
and Langness Point, the two extremities of Langness peninsula; and Scarlett Point, a conical mass of sub-columnar basalt. The district is chiefly agricultural. Near the village of Ballasalla are the ruins of Rushen Abbey
Rushen Abbey
Rushen Abbey was an abbey on the Isle of Man, located near Ballasalla. Originally home for monks of the Savignac order, it soon came under Cistercian control and remained so until its dissolution. The abbey is located two miles from Castle Rushen; the most important political entity on the island...
, founded in 1098, and dissolved late in the reign of Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
, and an ancient bridge over the Silverburn, called the Crossag, or Monk's Bridge, too narrow for vehicles. Derbyhaven is an agricultural and fishing village. St. Mark's, in the north of the parish, is a small agricultural village clustered round a chapel of ease.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census 2006 lists the population of the parish as 2,304, a slight increase from the population of 2,262 in 2001.Governance
The local authority is Malew Parish Commissioners who are based in Ballasalla. There are currently five commissioners. The day to day actives of the authority are run by the clerk, Mr Barry Powell.Economy
Manx2Manx2
Manx2 Limited is a virtual commuter airline, with its head office in Hangar 9, Isle of Man Airport in Ballasalla, Malew, Isle of Man. It sells flights and services from several airports in the UK with bases in Belfast City, Blackpool, Cardiff and Isle of Man...
has its head office on the property of Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport , also known as Ronaldsway Airport and, in Manx, Purt Aer Vannin, is the main civilian airport on the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island at Ronaldsway near Castletown, southwest of Douglas, the island's capital. Along with the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, it is...
in Ballasalla
Ballasalla
Ballasalla is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. The village was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century.-Governance:The local...
.
When it existed, Manx Airlines
Manx Airlines
Manx Airlines was an Isle of Man based airline which existed between 1982 and 2002. Its head office was located on the grounds of Isle of Man Airport in Ballasalla, Malew. An airline of the same name had existed between 1947 and 1958.-History:...
had its head office on the grounds of Isle of Man Airport. BA Connect
BA Connect
BA Connect was a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. Headquartered in Didsbury, Manchester, England, it operated a network of domestic and European services from a number of airports in the United Kingdom on behalf of British Airways...
(BA CitiExpress) had an engineering base in Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway is a place in Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown. It is notable as the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate.Ronaldsway is the...
, employing 110 people. After Flybe
Flybe
Flybe Group PLC is a British low-cost regional airline headquartered at the Jack Walker House at Exeter International Airport in Devon, England...
acquired BA Connect, Flybe announced that it would discontinue the base.