Onchan
Onchan is in Isle of Man. Onchan is situated nearby to the locality Douglas Head, as well as near Kirk Braddan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manx Museum and Derby Castle terminus.
Manx Museum
Museum
Photo: FinBjo, Public domain.
The Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man is the national museum of the Isle of Man. 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.
Derby Castle terminus
Railway station
Photo: Gordonastill, GFDL.
Derby Castle Terminus is the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway. It is located on the north side of Douglas, Isle of Man; Douglas Station on the Isle of Man Railway is located on the south side of town, with the MER station being termed "Derby Castle" to differentiate between the two.
Little Isabella
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Groudle Glen Water Wheel unofficially known by the sobriquet of Little Isabella is a rustic water wheel, situated in Groudle Glen on the Isle of Man, that was originally built in 1893 with the arrival of the Manx Electric Railway to the glen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Onchan.
Douglas
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Douglas is the capital city of the Isle of Man. It has the island's greatest concentration of visitor facilities along its promenade, so it's the main base for tourism. In 2021 Douglas had a population of almost 27,000.
Onchan
Village
Onchan is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.
Union Mills
Village
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan on the A1, the primary road which connects Douglas and Peel in the Isle of Man, close to the River Dhoo. Union Mills is situated 4½ km west of Onchan.
Onchan
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1748° or 54° 10′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.4552° or 4° 27′ 19″ westPopulation
9,170Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
9C6Q5GFV+WWGeoNames ID
9782186
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In Other Languages
“Onchan” goes by many names.
- Manx: “Kione Droghad”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cronk-ny-Mona and Howstrake.
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