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Andreas (parish)

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Several early Christian Manx keeills have been recorded throughout the parish although most have been destroyed when their remaining stones were removed for the construction of other buildings during the 19th century.
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Near the middle of the parish is the former RAF Andreas airfield which operated between 1941 and 1946. It is home to a small number of privately owned light aircraft and also used by a gliding club.
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The parish is low-lying. The most significant inland water feature is the Lhen Trench, which runs for about 7 km north–south, in parallel with the boundary with
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as there was no local stone quarries. Although a large 120 ft bell tower was added in 1860, it was dismantled in 1945 to improve the safety of nearby
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is a significant historical and archaeological site in Andreas. Archaeological excavations on the area have uncovered a bilingual
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Cronk y Bing is the site of a nature reserve in Andreas which extends all the way to the north tip of the Isle of Man at the
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and slabs have been discovered in Andreas. Although many of the crosses are extant only as fragments and are located in the
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The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 1,397, a decrease of 2.1% from the figure of 1,426 in 2011.
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and extensive sand dunes. Plants such as marram grass, pyramidal orchid, and sea bindweed dominate the area.
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The village of Andreas or Kirk Andreas is the only significant settlement in the parish. The nearest town,
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can sometimes clearly be seen. The total area is about 15 square miles (39 km).
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There are several ancient monuments and sites located in the parish of Andreas.
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St Jude's Church is also located in the hamlet of St Jude's, was built in 1839.
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St Andrew's Church in Andreas village was built in 1802 using stone from
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burial mound found a short distance outside of the village of Andreas.
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An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.
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Entrance to the Cronk y Bing nature reserve at the Lhen Beach
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Detail about Manx parishes and description of the parish.
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with full description of the parish and photographs
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The main settlement in the parish in the 1498:Department of Education, Sport and Culture 983: 969: 564: 1597:Isle of Man International Business School 518: 501:St Andrew's Church, Andreas, Isle of Man 305:, which is also known as Kirk Andreas. 1614: 949:Isle of Man Building Control Districts 21:Human settlement in the United Kingdom 964: 944:Manxnotebook Kirk Andreas Antiquities 750: 748: 703:"List of Manx Antiquities - Andreas" 803:"CELEBRATING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN" 527: 427: 394:to the west, Bride to the east and 13: 470:, which elects two Members to the 14: 1633: 1001:List of places in the Isle of Man 925: 745: 575:"2016 Isle of Man Census Report" 424:, is 4 miles or 6 km away. 331:in Latin and Ogham; a Christian 236: 196: 45: 1356:Registered (historic) Buildings 990: 896: 871: 846: 821: 795: 481: 1592:University College Isle of Man 1349:Buildings, structures, museums 773: 720: 695: 670: 645: 620: 595: 463:Andreas parish is part of the 1: 557: 357:for example can be viewed at 297:division) in the sheading of 678:"Knock e Dooney Ship Burial" 489: 474:. Before 2016 it was in the 409:. To the north the Scottish 385: 7: 1622:Parishes of the Isle of Man 628:"Knock y Doonee Cross Slab" 542:Cronk y Bing Nature Reserve 494: 458: 69:OS grid reference 10: 1638: 781:"Captains of the Parishes" 531: 498: 308: 285:) is one of the seventeen 1579: 1558: 1522: 1506: 1488: 1467: 1389: 1348: 1250: 1207: 1054: 1026: 1007: 998: 951:showing parish boundaries 829:"Andreas Parish Churches" 603:"Ballavarry Burial Mound" 141: 129: 117: 107: 95: 83: 67: 59: 44: 26: 16:Parish on the Isle of Man 904:"Cronk y Bring, Andreas" 1587:Centre for Manx Studies 1540:Queen Elizabeth II High 653:"Knock y Doonee Keeill" 315:Ballavarry Burial Mound 131:House of Keys 1566:King William's College 955:Glenology - Manx Glens 938:Manxnotebook - Andreas 879:"Andreas Gliding Club" 524: 282: 119:Postcode district 35: 522: 449:Captain of the Parish 370:Knock y Doonee keeill 97:Crown dependency 1449:Steam Packet Company 932:Manxnotebook Andreas 883:Andreas Gliding Club 807:Isle of Man Examiner 432:For the purposes of 378:Ballagonnell Keeill. 347:carved stone crosses 1514:Bunscoill Ghaelgagh 1414:Aer Lingus Regional 809:. 14 September 1945 170: /  51:Parish of Andreas, 1580:Further and higher 1535:Castle Rushen High 525: 465:Ayre & Michael 398:to the south. 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Index

Manx

Isle of Man
OS grid reference
SC4117599602
Sheading
Ayre
Crown dependency
Isle of Man
Post town
Postcode district
IM7
House of Keys
Ayre & Michael
Isle of Man
54°22′01″N 4°26′42″W / 54.367°N 4.445°W / 54.367; -4.445
/ˈændrəs/
AND-rəss
/ˈændriəs/
AND-ree-əss
Manx
parishes
Isle of Man
Ayre
village of Andreas
Ballavarry Burial Mound
Bronze Age
Knock y Doonee
ogham stone
keeill

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