Lezayre
Parish on the Isle of Man
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::summary Parish on the Isle of Man ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| crown_dependency | Isle of Man |
| official_name | Lezayre |
| manx_name | Creest ny h-Ayrey |
| coordinates | |
| population | 1,276 |
| population_ref | |
| manx_sheading | Ayre |
| constituency_manx_parliament | Ayre & Michael |
| post_town | ISLE OF MAN |
| postcode_district | IM7 |
| postcode_area | IM |
| map_type | nomap |
| os_grid_reference | SC408919 |
| static_image_name | Parish-Lezayre.svg |
| static_image_width | 175 |
| static_image_caption | Parish of Lezayre, Isle of Man |
| hide_services | yes |
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Lezayre ( ; ), formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) in the sheading of Ayre.
Administratively, part of the historic parish of Lezayre is now part of the town of Ramsey.
Other settlements in the parish include Glen Auldyn and Sulby.
Local government
For the purposes of local government, most of the historic parish forms a single parish district with Commissioners.
Since 1865, an area in the east of the historic parish of Lezayre has been part of the separately administered town of Ramsey, with its own town commissioners.
The Captain of the Parish (since 2005) is Denis Duggan.
Politics
Lezayre parish is part of the Ayre & Michael constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 it was in the Ayre constituency, and since 1867 Ramsey has formed its own constituency.
Geography
The parish is bounded by Michael and Ballaugh to the west, Andreas and Bride to the north, the town of Ramsey and the parishes of Lonan and Maughold to the east, and Braddan to the south. Its area is about 57 sqkm.
The name means "of", "at" or "towards" the Ayre.
Lezayre is primarily rural and mountainous, and includes the summit of Snaefell, the highest point of the island, and much of the mountain sections of the TT course. It also includes most of the course of the Sulby river, the longest river on the island; Tholt-y-Will Glen; and part of Sulby Reservoir. Most of the settlement in the parish is stretched along the main road from Ramsey towards Peel, including the village of Sulby and the small village of Churchtown centred on the parish church. Much of the northern part of the Millennium Way passes through the parish.
Demographics
The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 1,276, a decrease of 0.5% from the figure of 1,282 in 2011.
| title= Lezayre (census) | align = none | direction = horizontal | 1996 |1047 | 2001 |1134 | 2006 |1237 | 2011 |1282 | 2016 |1276 | 2021 |1230
Churches
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Sulby_Church_IOM.jpg" caption="Sulby]] and St. Fingan's, a small converted Methodist chapel in Glen Auldyn."] ::
Sulby has a prominent Methodist church.
References
Sources
- Lezayre Parish community and local government information
- Manxnotebook - Lezayre with full description of the parish
- Isle of Man Building Control Districts showing parish boundaries
- Glenology - Manx Glens An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.
References
- "2016 Isle of Man Census Report".
- . ["Lezayre Parish Commissioners"](http://www.lezayreparish.org/commissioners.htm).
- . ["Captains of the Parishes"](https://www.culturevannin.im/parishcaptains/captains.html). *Culture Vannin*.
- "Chap 1 - Annals of Kirk Christ Lezayre".
- "Census and Population". Government Isle of Man.
- "Cottier window at Lezayre church - Photographic Archive - iMuseum".
- [http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/room-with-a-pew-listed-church-up-for-sale-1-7086891 IOMtoday "Room with a pew - Listed church up for sale"] {{Webarchive. link. (3 March 2016 , Adrian Darbyshire, 5 February 2015)
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