German (parish)

Coordinates: 54°14′06″N 4°36′25″W / 54.235°N 4.607°W / 54.235; -4.607

Parish of German

German (Manx: Carmane) is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. It formerly included Peel, where St German's Cathedral is located. It includes most of the village of St John's (part of the village being in the parish of Patrick), where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel.

References

Manxnotebook German. Detail about Manx parishes and description of the parish.
Manxnotebook - German with full description of the parish and photographs
Manxnotebook Kirk German Antiquities
Isle of Man Building Control Districts showing parish boundaries
Glenology - Manx Glens. An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.

Isle of Man

List of places in the Isle of Man

Towns	Castletown Douglas (capital) Peel Ramsey

Villages	Andreas Ballabeg Ballasalla Ballaugh Ballure Barregarrow Braaid Colby Cregneash Crosby Dalby Derbyhaven Foxdale Glen Maye Glen Vine Laxey Niarbyl Newtown Onchan Port Soderick Port St Mary Port Erin Ronague St John's Strang Sulby Tromode Union Mills

Sheadings	Ayre Glenfaba Garff Michael Middle Rushen

Parishes	Andreas Arbory Ballaugh Braddan Bride German Jurby Lezayre Lonan Malew Marown Maughold Michael Onchan Patrick Rushen Santon

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