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! Parish of Onchan
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!Details
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|[http://www.geohive.com/cd/link.php?xml=im&xsl=neo1 Population]: || 8803
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|[[Isle of Man#Sheadings and parishes|Sheading]]: || Garff
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|[[Parish Church]]: || Onchan Village
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|[[Industry]]: || None – Dormitory district
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!Main Peaks
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|Slieau Ree || 316 m
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!Main Glens
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|Molly Quirk’s Glen || Groudle Glen || Bibaloe Walk
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!Treens
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|Slekby || Alia-Begod || Begod
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|Byballo || Hawstrake || Horaldre
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|Tremsare || Tremott || Douglas
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”’Onchan”’ (pronounced onk-an), is a [[parish]] ({{lang-gv|Connaghyn}} – Kirk Conchan) in the [[Isle of Man]]. It is also a [[House of Keys Constituencies|House of Keys constituency]], electing three [[Member of the House of Keys|MHK]]s.
In [[Manx language|Manx]] the name for the parish is {{lang|gv|”Connaghyn”}} (Kirk Conchan).
==Parish==
Onchan (formerly known as Kirk Conchan, as it was dedicated to St. Conchan) is situated on a [[Headlands and bays|headland]] to the north of Douglas, and has good views over [[Douglas Bay]]. The parish stretches from Cairn Gerjoil and Port Groudle to the town of Douglas; and from the [[River Glass, Isle of Man|River Glass]] and the East Baldwin Valley to the Irish Sea. The main settlement in the parish is the village of [[Onchan]] which has the second largest population on the island.
The coastline comprises the northern part of Douglas Bay and the Banks’ Howe headland (which is 120 m high). The highest peak in the parish is Slieau Ree, at 316 m.
The parish is agricultural in nature and has only one centre of population, Onchan village. Apart from the hilly region in the north west, it is a fertile and well-cultivated district and also contains, along the hillside nearest Douglas, country villas. Onchan also is home to several large reservoirs that form part of the water supply to Douglas and the surrounding villages.
The parish has three national glens – Molly Quirk’s Glen, Groudle Glen and Bibaloe Walk, which end at Groudle Beach, where there is holiday accommodation. The [[Groudle Glen Railway]] line runs along the coast line from Lhen Coan to the Headland and then on to the terminus at Sea Lion Rocks where passengers can alight and see the remains of the Victorian Zoo which until [[World War II]] used to house [[sea lion]]s and [[polar bear]]s.
As with the other parishes on the island, Onchan can be subdivided into ”Treens” (areas of land bounded by natural formations such as rivers). Onchan contains, according to the 1511 [[Manorial Roll]], the following treens:
*Slekby
*Alia-Begod
*Begod (now Bygoad)
*Byballo (now Bibaloe)
*Hawstrake (now Howstrake)
*Horaldre
*Tremsare
*Tremott
*Douglas
==Onchan wetlands==
The ”’Onchan Wetlands”’ {{lang-gv|Curragh Kiondroghad}} is a one-acre reserve in Onchan village that contains a variety of habitats. The site was donated to the Manx Wildlife Trust in 1988 and is open to the public for viewing and has a boardwalk which is suitable for wheelchair users.
The site contains ”curragh” (wetlands – willow scrub), broadleaved trees, ”dub” (pond), neutral grassland and embankments of tall grassland. This variety of habitats leads to a diversity of wildlife and plant life. Some of the plants/trees that grow there are [[silver birch]], ash, holly, rowan, [[marsh marigold]], [[yellow flag]], [[reed canary grass]], [[Water dropwort| hemlock water-dropwort]], [[woody nightshade]] and [[cuckoo flower]]. Also, among the wide variety of birds that on the site are the [[grey wagtail]], [[goldcrest]], [[woodcock]], [[chiffchaff]] and [[hen harrier]] along with [[invertebrates]] and [[bats]]. There are also many [[frogs]] and spawn in early summer.
==MHKs & Elections==
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! Year !! Election !! Turnout !! Candidates !! Elected !! Notes
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!1986
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General Election
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67.2%
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*[[Peter Karran]] (1075 votes)
*[[Richard Leventhorpe]] (916 votes)
*[[Don Maddrell]] (766 votes)
*FE Griffin (508 votes)
*RA Payne (477 votes)
*FD Crompton (87 votes)
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*[[Peter Karran]]
*[[Richard Leventhorpe]]
*[[Don Maddrell]]
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!1988
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By Election
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48.7%
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*[[Ron Cretney]] (1436 votes)
*[[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Dr]] [[Edgar Mann]] (748 votes)
*PKS Leventhorpe (421 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (188 votes)
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*[[Ron Cretney]]
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!1991
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General Election
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66.9%
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*[[Peter Karran]] (1195 votes)
*[[Richard Corkill]] (999 votes)
*[[George Waft]] (707 votes)
*[[Richard Leventhorpe]] (548 votes)
*RA Payne (241 votes)
*FE Griffin(214 votes)
*KE Ewart (108 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (88 votes)
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*[[Peter Karran]]
*[[Richard Corkill]]
*[[George Waft]]
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!1994
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By Election
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44.7%
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*[[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]] (1283 votes)
*[[Richard Leventhorpe]] (939 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (590 votes)
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*[[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]]
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Called following the elevation to the LegCo of [[George Waft]] [[MLC]].
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!1996
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General Election
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57.8%
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*[[Peter Karran]] (2257 votes)
*[[Richard Corkill]] (1713 votes)
*[[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]] (1702 votes)
*[[Richard Leventhorpe]] (1372 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (1143 votes)
*Ellis Killey (775 votes)
*Mark Kermode (559 votes)
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*[[Peter Karran]]
*[[Richard Corkill]]
*[[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]]
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!1998
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By Election
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?
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*[[Geoff Cannell]]
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*[[Geoff Cannell]]
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Called following the elevation to the LegCo of [[John Raymond Kniveton|Ray Kniveton]].
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!2001
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General Election
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57%
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*[[Peter Karran]] (2305 votes)
*[[Richard Corkill]] (2243 votes)
*[[Adrian Earnshaw]] (1929 votes)
*[[Geoff Cannell]] (1624 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (1551 votes)
*Elizabeth Kelly (447 votes)
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*[[Peter Karran]] (2305 votes)
*[[Richard Corkill]] (2243 votes)
*[[Adrian Earnshaw]] (1929 votes)
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!2006
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General Election
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60.8%
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*[[Peter Karran]] (2600 votes)
*[[Adrian Earnshaw]] (2078 votes)
*Andrew Dossor (601 votes)
*Steve Babb (1047 votes)
*Brian Stowell (1373 votes)
*[[David Quirk]] (1565 votes)
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*[[Peter Karran]]
*[[Adrian Earnshaw]]
*[[David Quirk]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/parishes/on/onchan.htm Manxnotebook – Onchan]
*[http://www.braddan.gov.im/upload/map%20of%20local%20districts%20and%20parishes.pdf Isle of Man Building Control Districts]
* [http://great.outdoors.com/manxglens Glenology – Manx Glens study website]
*[http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/manxwt/Onchan%20Wetlands.htm Curragh Kiondroghad, Manx Wildlife Trust]
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[[Category:Constituencies of the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Isle of Man geographical coordinates]]
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