Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre

Ayre

Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....

 lying in the north of the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

. It is one of three parishes along with Bride

Bride (parish)

Bride , named after St. Brigid, is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies in the extreme north of the Isle of Man. The parish lies to the east of Andreas and to the north of Lezayre, bordering the sea to the north and east...

 and Lezayre

Lezayre

Lezayre is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies central and north in the Isle of Man. The parish is bounded by Michael and Ballaugh to the west, Andreas and Bride to the north, the town of Ramsey and the parishes of Lonan and Maughold to the east, and Braddan to the south...

 in the sheading

Local government in the Isle of Man

Local government in the Isle of Man was formerly based on 6 sheadings, which were divided into 17 parishes...

 of Ayre

Ayre

Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....

.

Geography

The parish stretches from Lhen Moar, 4 miles (6.4 km) along the north-western coast to Bride. It is north of Lezayre, east of the parish of Jurby

Jurby

Jurby is a parish in Micheal Sheading in the Isle of Man and has, according to the 2006 census 659 , residents.It is largely an agricultural district on the north-north-western coast of the island but also has an industrial park on the old RAF Jurby Airfield.The parish is one of three divisions of...

 and borders on the Irish Sea

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man...

 to the north from where the Scottish Southern Uplands

Southern Uplands

The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major geographic areas . The term is used both to describe the geographical region and to collectively denote the various ranges of hills within this region...

 and the Mull of Galloway

Mull of Galloway

The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.A lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is high...

 can sometimes clearly be seen. The total area is about 15 square miles (38.8 km²).

Demographics

The Isle of Man census 2006 lists the parish population as 1,381, increased from the population of 1,152 in 2001.

The village of Andreas

Andreas, Isle of Man

Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island, in the parish of Andreas.The village has a school, Andreas Primary School. St Andrew Church, which was built in 1802 with stone from Sulby Glen, is in the Church of England Diocese of Sodor and Man. It is the parish...

or Kirk Andreas is in the parish.

Andreas Airfield

The northest corner of Andreas has a small airfield. It is used by a gliding club.

External links

• Manxnotebook Andreas Detail about Manx parishes and description of the parish.
• Manxnotebook - Andreas with full description of the parish and photographs
• Manxnotebook Kirk Andreas Antiquities
• Isle of Man Building Control Districts showing parish boundaries
• Glenology - Manx Glens An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.