Port Erin

Port Erin
The Cosy Nook cafe at the western end of Port Erin beach.
Port Erin is located in Isle of Man
Port Erin
Port Erin
Location within the Isle of Man
Population3,530 (2011 census)[1][2]
• Douglas12 miles (19 km)
ParishRushen
SheadingRushen
Crown dependencyIsle of Man
Post townIsle of Man
Postcode districtIM9
Dialling code01624
PoliceIsle of Man
FireIsle of Man
AmbulanceIsle of Man
House of KeysRushen
List of places
Isle of Man
54°05′10″N 4°45′22″W / 54.086°N 4.756°W / 54.086; -4.756

Port Erin (Manx: Purt Çhiarn 'lord's port' or originally 'Irish port') is a seaside village in the south-west of the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of Rushen. It was previously a seaside resort before the decline of the tourist trade. Administratively it is designated as a village district, with its own board of commissioners. The district covers around 1 square mile, and is adjacent to: Port St Mary to the south-east; the main part of Arbory and Rushen parish district to the north and east; the sea to the west; and an exclave of Arbory and Rushen parish district (including the village of Cregneash) to the south. Following recent residential expansion, the settlement is now contiguous with that of Port St Mary, and on 18 July 2018 Tynwald authorised a public enquiry into the proposed expansion of the district boundary to include some of this expansion.[3]

The village was twinned with Latour-de-France.

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  3. ^ Tynwald Hansard 18/7/18