Braddan

Braddan is one of the seventeen parishes of the . It is located on the east of the island in the sheading of Middle. Administratively, a small part of the historic parish of Braddan is now covered by part of the borough of , the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Manx Museum and Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man.

Museum
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The in , Isle of Man is the national museum of the . It is run by Manx National Heritage. The museum covers 10,000 years the history of the Isle of Man from the Stone Age to the modern era.

Theater building
The Gaiety Theatre and Opera House is a theatre in , Isle of Man which together with the forms the VillaGaiety complex. The Gaiety is situated on Harris Promenade, overlooking the sea and adjacent to the Villa Gardens, Arcade and Butts.

Theater building
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The is an entertainment venue in , Isle of Man, which forms part of the wider Villa-Gaiety complex. It is located on Harris Promenade, looking out onto , and comprises the Royal Hall, Broadway Cinema, Promenade Suite, Colonnade Suite, Dragon's Castle and the Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas and Onchan.

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is the capital city of the . It has the island's greatest concentration of visitor facilities along its promenade, so it's the main base for tourism. In 2021 had a population of almost 27,000.

Town
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is a large village in the parish of on the . It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after , with which it forms a conurbation. is situated 3½ km east of Braddan.

Village
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is a village in the parish of Braddan on the A1, the primary road which connects and in the , close to the .

Braddan

Latitude
54.1632° or 54° 9′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.5062° or 4° 30′ 22″ west
Population
3,590
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9C6Q5F7V+7G
Geo­Names ID
9782167
Wiki­data ID
Q2734571
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Braddan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Braddan”
  • Bulgarian: “Брадан”
  • Cebuano: “Braddan”
  • Dutch: “Braddan”
  • French: “Braddan”
  • Irish: “Skeerey Braddan”
  • Italian: “Braddan”
  • Manx: “Skeerey Braddan”
  • Manx: “Skeerey Vraddan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Braddan”
  • Norwegian: “Braddan”
  • Russian: “Брэддэн”
  • Swedish: “Braddan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Priory of Douglas and Douglas railway station.

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