Santon
Santon, historically Santan, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south-east of the island in the sheading of Middle. Settlements in the parish include Newtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 691 residents
- Description: parish of the Isle of Man
- Also known as: “Kirk St. Ann”, “Saint Anne”, “Santan”, and “Santon, Isle of Man”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santon railway station and Fairy Bridge.
Santon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dankarran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Railway Station is a request stop near Newtown in the parish of Santon, Isle of Man; it forms part of the sole remaining line of the Isle of Man Railway which once encompassed over 46 miles of network and retains its original station building.
Fairy Bridge
Photo: Kevin Rothwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairy Bridge, Isle of Man is a small bridge over the Santon Burn in the Isle of Man, located on the primary A5 Port Erin to Douglas road, at grid reference 305720, on the parish boundary between Santon and Malew.
Santon Millennium Stone
Monument
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Millennium Stone is a monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Port Grenaugh.
Newtown
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown is a community within the parish of Santon, Isle of Man, 4 miles west of Douglas. To the northern part of the community lies Mount Murray and to the north-west the Broogh Fort - an Iron Age fort dating from the 13th century.
Port Grenaugh
Locality
Port Grenaugh is a cove in the south-east of the Isle of Man at the foot of Glen Grenaugh, in the parish of Santon, and the mouth of Grace's stream which originates in the Newtown area of the parish by Ballakissack farm.
Port Soderick
Locality
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Soderick is a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach. In later years there have been various attempts to rejuvenate the area, all of which have been unsuccessful to date. Port Soderick is situated 2½ km east of Santon.
Santon
- Categories: parish of the Isle of Man, district of the Isle of Man, and locality
- Location: Santon, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12497° or 54° 7′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.57101° or 4° 34′ 16″ westPopulation
691Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)United Nations Location Code
IM SANOpen location code
9C6Q4CFH+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 283494317OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Santon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Santon (parrokia)”
- Basque: “Santon”
- Cebuano: “Santon (parokya)”
- Cebuano: “Santon”
- Dutch: “Santon”
- French: “Santon (Ile de Man)”
- French: “Santon (île de man)”
- French: “Santon (Île de Man)”
- French: “Santon”
- Irish: “Skeerey Stondane”
- Italian: “Santon”
- Manx: “Skeerey Stondane”
- Swedish: “Santon (parish)”
- Swedish: “Santon, Isle of Man”
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