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Laxey Old Road Halt

Laxey Old Road is a diminutive request-only stop on the northern side of the valley on the climb out of on the Manx Electric Railway on the , and serves the local community rather than visiting tourists.
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  • Type: Level crossing
  • Description: railway station in Isle of Man, the UK
  • Also known as: “Old Laxey Road”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Orry’s Grave and Minorca Halt.

Archaeological site
Photo: James Qualtrough, CC BY 2.0.
King Orry's Grave is the largest megalithic tomb on the . It is situated in Minorca, in the northern part of the village of , partly in a private cottage garden. is situated 610 metres northwest of Laxey Old Road Halt.

Railway stop
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the . is situated 440 metres west of Laxey Old Road Halt.

Railway stop
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cape Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the easterly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the . is situated 560 metres southwest of Laxey Old Road Halt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laxey and Ballabeg.

Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Hamlet
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the , 1.9 kilometres by road north of . Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857.

Laxey Old Road Halt

Latitude
54.22823° or 54° 13′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.38877° or 4° 23′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C6Q6JH6+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4344094343
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­crossing
Wiki­data ID
Q6505142
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“Laxey Old Road Halt” goes by many names.

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