Peel
Peel is a small fishing port and beach resort on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Its main attraction is the castle, occupying an islet linked by road. In 2021 Peel had a population of about 5700.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peel Castle and Saint Patrick’s Isle.
Peel Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Peel Castle is a castle in Peel in the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Norwegians. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle, which is connected to the town by a causeway.
Saint Patrick’s Isle
Island
Photo: Richard Rimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Patrick's Isle is a small tidal island on the west coast of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by the ruins of Peel Castle and of the Pre-Reformation Cathedral of the Diocese of the Isles.
Saint German’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Petepetepete, Public domain.
The Cathedral Church of Saint German or Peel Cathedral, renamed Cathedral Isle of Man, is located in Peel, Isle of Man. The cathedral is also one of the parish churches in the parish of the West Coast, which includes the town of Peel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patrick and St John’s.
Patrick
Village
Photo: Manx James, CC0.
Patrick is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island in the sheading of Glenfaba. Administratively, a small part of the area of the historic parish of Patrick is now covered by part of the town of Peel.
St John’s
Village
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
St John's is a small village in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man, in the Island's central valley. It is in the House of Keys constituency of Glenfaba & Peel, which elects two MHKs. St John’s is situated 3½ km southeast of Peel.
Peel
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2218° or 54° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.6879° or 4° 41′ 17″ westPopulation
5,090Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
9C6Q68C6+MRGeoNames ID
9782188
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