Port St. Mary

infobox UK place
crown_dependency = Isle of Man
official_name= Port St. Mary
manx_name= Purt le Moirrey
latitude= 54.0749
longitude= -4.7389
population = 1,941 (2001 Census)
manx_parish= Rushen
manx_shedding= Rushen
constituency_manx_parliament= Rushen
post_town= ISLE OF MAN
postcode_district = IM9
postcode_area= IM
dial_code= 01624
map_type = Isle of Man
os_grid_reference= SC209677
douglas_distance=
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static_image_caption=Bay View Road in Port St. Mary

Port St. Mary ( _gv. Purt le Moirrey). The village takes its name from the Chapel of St. Mary which overlooks Chapel Bay. It is a coastal village in the south of the Isle of Man. Its population is 1,913 according to the 2006 census.

It is located on the south-western part of the country with Port Erin located nearby. A railway station for the Isle of Man Steam Railway sits on the north-western side of the village.

Once a major fishing and trading port, the village is still popular with tourists and fishermen, especially during the summer. The outer harbour is accessible at all tide states - unique amongst the Manx ports. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has had a lifeboat and station in Port St. Mary since 1896. The lifeboat, the Gough Ritchie II, lies to a permanent floating mooring inside the outer breakwater. The inner harbour dries out from half tide.

The village is home to the Port St. Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also _gv. "Scoill Phurt le Moirrey", a primary school opened in 1993-1994. The Isle of Man Yacht club is also based at Port St. Mary harbour.

External links

* [http://www.isleofman.com/Tourism/Introduction/Towns/PortStMary.aspx Information about Port St. Mary]
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=220000&Y=468000&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&in
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* [http://www.iomyc.com/ Isle of Man Yacht Club]