Ballasalla
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Coordinates: 54°05′49″N 4°37′52″W / 54.097°N 4.631°W
| Ballasalla | |
| Manx: Balley Sallagh | |
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  Ballasalla shown within the Isle of Man |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Malew |
| Sheading | Rushen |
| Crown dependency | Isle of Man |
| Post town | ISLE OF MAN |
| Postcode district | IM9 |
| Dialling code | 01624 |
| Police | Isle of Man |
| Fire | Isle of Man |
| Ambulance | Isle of Man |
| House of Keys | Malew and Santon |
| List of places: Isle of Man | |
Ballasalla (from the Manx: Balley Sallagh meaning "town of willows")[1] is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. The village was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century.
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[edit] Governance
The local authority is Malew Parish Commissioners who are based in Ballasalla.[2] There are currently five commissioners. The day to day actives of the authority are run by the clerk, Mr Barry Powell.[3] Ballasalla has an active residents association, Ballasalla and District Residents Association (BADRA).[4]
[edit] Transport
There are frequent buses to Douglas, Castletown, Port St Mary and Port Erin. Ballasalla railway station on the Isle of Man Steam Railway is located to the eastern side of the village whilst the A5 Douglas to Port Erin road runs through the village. The Isle of Man Airport is located nearby to the south in the area of Ronaldsway.
[edit] Education
The village has its own primary school, Ballasalla School.[5]
[edit] Religion
St Marks Church is on St Marks Road. The foundation stone was laid in 1771 and it was consecrated in 1772 by the then Bishop of Sodor and Man, Mark Hildesley. It was intended to provide a more convenient Chapel of Ease and a parish school for those from the outlying mountainous districts, than Kirk Malew Church. There has been ancient church near the site which is said to have been dedicated to St Mark.[6] St Mary the Virgin, Abbey Church was built from local limestone, with the foundation stone being laid in 1895 by Lady Ridgeweay, the wife of the then Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Joseph West Ridgeway. The church was consecrated in 1896.[7] Both churches are Church of England in the Diocese of Sodor and Man.
Ballasalla has had three Methodist chapels. The original Ballafesson Wesleyan Methodist Chapel dates from about 1798. It was restructured in 1846, although the original roof slate is still intact.[8] It is now a scout hall. Ballasalla (Bridge Road) Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1833. It closed as a chapel in 1949, but continued to be used as a Sunday school until 1975. It was sold in 1980 and the seats, pulpit and choir pews were moved to Ballafesson Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. A second Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the village in 1893. It closed in 1980 and was demolished in 1981 as the building was unsafe.[9]
[edit] Sport
Malew football club play their home games at the Malew Football Ground, Clagh Vane and Ronaldsway play their home games at the Ronaldsway Aircraft Factory Fields. Both clubs compete in the Isle of Man Football League.
[edit] Ameneties and events
Ballasalla is the site of the mediaeval Monks' Bridge over the Silver Burn. St Marks Fair is held annually on the third Saturday in July.[3] The Millennium Way long distance footpath, opened in 1979, which begins at Castle Rushen and heads north towards Ramsey, runs through the village.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Ballasalla". iomguide.com. http://www.iomguide.com/ballasalla.php. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Malew Parish - News". Malew Parish Commissioners. http://www.malewparish.org. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ a b "Malew Parish Commissioners". Malew Parish Commissioners. http://www.malewparish.org/thecommissioners.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Welcome to Our Website!". Ballasalla and District Residents Association. http://www.badra.org/default.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Ballasalla School". Ballasalla School. http://www.sch.im/ballasalla/Ballasalla%20School/Welcome.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "ManxSoc Vol. XXVIII. Records of St Marks". isleofman.com. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol28/index.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Malew". isleofman.com. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/parishes/mw/malew.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Ballafesson Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, 1798 & 1846". isleofman.com. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/methodism/chapels/bfesson.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Ballasalla Methodist Chapels". isleofman.com. http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/methodism/chapels/bsalla.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Millennium Way Trail in Ballasalla". iomguide.com. http://www.iomguide.com/right-photos.php480. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
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