Jurby

Jurby is one of the seventeen parishes of the . It is located in the north-west of the island in the sheading of Michael. Jurby has the same meaning as , both originating from the Scandinavian term for a deer farm or park; 'djúra-bý.' The earliest known reference to Jurby comes from 1291, when it appears as 'Dureby,' but by 1588 it had morphed into being today's Jurby.
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  • Village with about 780 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …is also known as “Jourbee”
  • Description: Parish of the Isle of Man
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jurby Transport Museum and Jurby Terminal Building, Jurby Industrial Estate.
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The is a transport museum…
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is a historic building.
is a mixed-use located in the Jurby parish of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sulby and Andreas.
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is a village in the . is situated 5 km southeast of Jurby.
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or Kirk is a village on the… is situated 5 km east of Jurby.
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is a small village in the in the… is situated 6 km south of Jurby.

Jurby

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Latitude
54.36009° or 54° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
-4.51919° or 4° 31′ 9″ west
UN/LOCODE
IM JBY
Open location code
9C6Q9F6J+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4498568404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3042224
Wiki­data ID
Q2734559

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Jurby” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Jurby”
  • Cebuano: “Jurby”
  • Chinese: “朱比”
  • Dutch: “Jurby”
  • French: “Jurby”
  • Irish: “Ceann Dheurbaí”
  • Irish: “Jorby”
  • Irish: “Jurby”
  • Italian: “Jurby”
  • Japanese: “ジャービー”
  • Manx: “Jorby”
  • Manx: “Jurby”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jurby”
  • Norwegian: “Jurby”
  • Swedish: “Jurby”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jurby West and Cronk y Scottey.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Isle Of Man Motor Museum and Jurby Parish Hall.

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