Agneash

Agneash is a small village in the , 1.9 kilometres by road north of . Agneash Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Laxey Wheel and Great Laxey Mine Railway.

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The is built into the hillside above the village of in the . It is the largest surviving original working waterwheel in the world.

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The was originally constructed to serve the 's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in . The 19 in gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only remaining railway tunnel under the 3 ft gauge Victorian Manx Electric Railway and the main A2 to coast road.

Railway station
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is an interchange station in the village of on the east coast of the . It is the principal intermediate station on the Manx Electric Railway as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laxey and The Bungalow, Isle of Man.

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is a small and very touristy village on the - its Great Wheel is an icon of the island. Laksaa in Manx means salmon, like the modern Scandinavian and German words, and the river descending steeply from Snaefell has a run of salmon.

Locality
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, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the Snaefell Mountain Railway in the parish of Lezayre in the . is situated 3½ km west of Agneash.

Locality
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There are about eight small places on the with the name . The name derives from the Manx Balley Beg which means small homestead; although the spelling is different, it is pronounced approximately the same as the English name. is situated 3½ km south of Agneash.

Agneash

Latitude
54.24602° or 54° 14′ 46″ north
Longitude
-4.40954° or 4° 24′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C6Q6HWR+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 283518171
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q88775720
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In Other Languages

“Agneash” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Agneash”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agneash Methodist Church and Remains of old stone built arched bridge..

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