Port St Mary
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Bay View Road in Port St. Mary | |
Location within the Isle of Man | |
Population | 1,957 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SC209677 |
• Douglas | 14 miles (23 km) |
Parish | Rushen |
Sheading | Rushen |
Crown dependency | Isle of Man |
Post town | ISLE OF MAN |
Postcode district | IM9 |
Dialling code | 01624 |
Police | Isle of Man |
Fire | Isle of Man |
Ambulance | Isle of Man |
House of Keys | Rushen |
Port St Mary (Manx: Purt le Moirrey pronounced [poːrt lə ˈmɔrə] or Purt-noo-Moirrey pronounced [poːrt nə ˈmɔrə]) is a village district in the south-west of the Isle of Man. The village takes its name from the former Chapel of St Mary (Manx: Keeill Moirrey) which is thought to have overlooked Chapel Bay in the village. Its population is 1,953 according to the 2011 census. In the 19th century it was sometimes called Port-le-Murray.[1]