Lonan
| Lonan | |
| Isle of Man | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 54°12’43"N, 4°24’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,579 (2016[1]) |
| Post town: | Isle of Man |
| Postcode: | IM4 |
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| Parliamentary constituency: |
Garff |
Lonan is a village and parish in the Isle of Man, within the sheading of Garff. Other settlements in the parish include Baldrine and Ballabeg.
Geography
The parish extends from near Port Groudle in the south to the Snaefell mines and Brandywell Corner (on the TT course to the east of Beinn-y-Phott), a distance of some six miles, and has an area of 15 square miles. It is an upland district, being hilly and barren in parts, and dropping sharply into the sea, with the exception of a few small deep, sheltered glens. The highest point in the parish is Mullagh Ouyr (near Snaefell) at 1,612 ft. Its coastline is high and rocky, and broken by several headlands and small bays; although there is a stretch of mostly sandy beach from Laxey to Garwick Bay. The main headlands are Laxey Head and Clay Head; and the bays are Bulgham Bay, Laxey Bay, and Garwick Bay. The only significant valleys are Laxey Glen, a popular tourist site extending from the Snaefell mines to the sea, and Glen Roy, which leads into Laxey Glen at Laxey village.
History
Henry Skillicorne, a Bristol sea captain who was later instrumental in developing the spa waters at Cheltenham, was born at Ballaragh in this parish in 1678 or 1679.
According to the Garff Commissioners' road sign, Lonan is the home of the Lonan Gentlemen's Fellowship, "world motor cycle land speed record holders" (at Bonneville Salt Flats).
In 2018 Laxey Bay was designated as a Marine Nature Reserve for its important wildlife and habitats.
Religion
The parish church, All Saints Church, is at Boilley Veen. It was built in the 19th century as a more conveniently located substitute for the ancient structure of St Adamnan's Church. This 19th-century church closed in October 2014 owing to lack of funds for maintenance, leaving Lonan with no parish church.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 1,579, an increase of 2.9 per cent from the figure of 1,533 in 2011.[1]
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Sheadings and parishes of the Isle of Man  |
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Ayre: Andreas • Bride • Lezayre – Garff: Lonan • Maughold – Glenfaba: German • Marown • Patrick – Michael: Ballaugh • Jurby • Michael — Middle: Braddan • Onchan • Santon — Rushen: Arbory • Malew • Rushen |