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Later in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the island was the destination for working-class families, mainly from the north of England and from Ireland. In 1964 tourism, which was already in decline, "was still responsible for 75 per cent of the gross value of the production of the major forms of industry: moreover, 21 per cent of the working ...
This is a list of islands of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin) is a Crown dependency in the centre of the Irish Sea. It is not a part of the United Kingdom, but it is a territory under sovereignty of the United Kingdom. Several islands in the Irish Sea are part of Crown dependency of the Isle of Man.
Isle of Man Airport (Manx: Purt Aer Vannin, also known as Ronaldsway Airport) (IATA: IOM, ICAO: EGNS) is the main civilian airport on the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island at Ronaldsway near Castletown , 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Douglas , [ 2 ] the island's capital.
Bus Vannin - styled as bus vannin - is the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man.The name was adopted in June 2009 to replace Isle of Man Transport. The company was founded on 1 October 1976, [2] as National Transport, which was an amalgamation of two other operating companie
Isle of Man Public Transport also known as Isle of Man Transport and Isle of Man Transport Services, [2] is a division of the Isle of Man Government's Department of Infrastructure that operates public transport on the Isle of Man. The division operates the following services: [2] Bus Vannin, island-wide daily bus service
St Michael's Isle (Manx: Ellan Noo Mael or Ynnys Vaayl), more commonly referred to as Fort Island, is an island in Malew parish in the Isle of Man, noted for its attractive ruins. It covers an area of 5.14 hectares (12.70 acres), [ 1 ] is about 400 metres (440 yards) long [ 2 ] from west to east, and is connected to the Langness Peninsula ...
Ferries of the Isle of Man: 1945-Present Day (2nd ed.). Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9781906608033. Blackburn, Charles John; Leach, Frederic (1923). How the Manx Fleet helped in the Great War: The story of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Boats on service. Douglas, Isle of Man: L.G. Meyer. OCLC 557031509. Chappell, Connery (1980).
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway on the Isle of Man runs along the seafront promenades of Douglas for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), from the southern terminus at the Villa Marina, to Derby Castle station, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway, where the workshops and sheds are located. It is a distinctive tourist attraction.