Foxdale

Foxdale
Houses in Higher Foxdale
Foxdale is located in Isle of Man
Foxdale
Foxdale
Location within the Isle of Man
OS grid referenceSC278780
ParishPatrick
SheadingGlenfaba
Crown dependencyIsle of Man
Post townISLE OF MAN
Postcode districtIM4
Dialling code01624
PoliceIsle of Man
FireIsle of Man
AmbulanceIsle of Man
House of KeysGlenfaba
List of places
Isle of Man
54°10′09″N 4°38′22″W / 54.1693°N 4.6394°W / 54.1693; -4.6394

Foxdale (/ˈfɒksdl/; Manx: Forsdal [ˈfɑːstθəl]; Old Norse: Fors-dal – 'waterfall dale or valley')[1][2] is a village consisting of the districts of Upper and Lower Foxdale[clarify] on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road with the junction of the A24 Foxdale to Braaid road and the A40 The Hope road in the parish of Kirk Patrick in the Isle of Man.

The village of Foxdale falls within the sheading of Glenfaba. Politically it is part of the constituency of Glenfaba & Peel and is currently represented in Tynwald and the House of Keys by Ray Harmer MHK and Geoffrey Boot MHK. The village is served by Patrick Parish Commissioners. The village has a heritage centre which is run voluntarily. [3] It was formerly the terminus of the Foxdale Railway.

  1. ^ Place Names of The Isle of Man – Da Ny Manninee Dooie Vol.1. Sheading of Glenfaba (Kirk Patrick, Kirk German and Peel). pages 103 & 104 Kirk Patrick by George Broderick (1994) Manx Place- Name Survey, © Max Niemeyer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Türbingen 1994 ISBN 3-484-40138-9 (Gesamtwerk) 3-484-40129-x (Band 1) Druck und Einband: Das Weihert-Druck GmbH Darmstadt
  2. ^ Daily Express page 46 Friday 16th November 1979
  3. ^ "Isle of Man Government - Constituency Map". www.gov.im.