Ramsey
Ramsey is a port and beach resort on the northeast coast of the Isle of Man. It's about the island's closest point to England - Whitehaven is 36 miles northeast, so the port was historically important until Douglas developed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parliament Square and The Grove Museum of Victorian Life.
Parliament Square
Parliament Square, Ramsey is situated between the 23rd and 24th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road, the A9 Ramsey to Andreas road and A2 Douglas to Ramsey road situated in the town of Ramsey in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
26th Milestone
26th Milestone, Isle of Man is situated on the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man. At the 26th Milestone racing marker used for the Isle of Man TT Races and Manx Grand Prix, the bend was named in honour of 26-times TT winner Joey Dunlop who died after a racing motorcycle crash in Estonia in July 2000.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maughold and Ballure.
Maughold
Village
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maughold is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is named for St Maughold, the island's patron saint. It is located on the east of the island in the sheading of Garff. Maughold is situated 5 km southeast of Ramsey.
Ballure
Locality
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballure is a small hamlet about 0.75 mile southeast of Ramsey on the Isle of Man. A stop on the Manx Electric Railway which runs through it is the Ballure Halt station.
Ramsey
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3218° or 54° 19′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.3888° or 4° 23′ 20″ westPopulation
8,290Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
9C6Q8JC6+PFGeoNames ID
9782191
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In Other Languages
“Ramsey” goes by many names.
- Manx: “Rhumsaa”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Sulby and Ramsey Bay.
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