Braaid
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 Crossroads in Braaid | |
  Braaid Location within the Isle of Man | |
| Population | (2006 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SC319762 |
| Parish | Marown |
| Sheading | Middle |
| Crown dependency | Isle of Man |
| Post town | ISLE OF MAN |
| Postcode district | IM4 |
| Dialling code | 01624 |
| Police | Isle of Man |
| Fire | Isle of Man |
| Ambulance | Isle of Man |
| House of Keys | Middle |
Braaid (Manx: Braaid) is a hamlet in the parish of Marown on the Isle of Man, about 6 km west of the capital Douglas. It is best known for the nearby ancient settlement of The Braaid. In Manx, braaid means 'gullet, gorge; breast of a hill', the latter meaning possibly in reference to the aforementioned ancient settlement.[1]
- ^ Broderick, George (7 May 2012), Placenames in the Isle of Man: Sheading of Rushen (Kirk Malew with Castletown and Ballasalla, Kirk Arbory and Kirk Christ Rushen with the Calf of Man), Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, doi:10.1515/9783110942668, ISBN 978-3-11-094266-8, retrieved 30 May 2024