Rushen Spy 1,141 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Douglas is in the parish of Onchan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 8,319 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said: Douglas is in the parish of Onchan. And Braddan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 9,447 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, John Wright said: And Braddan Not on my deeds it isn’t Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rushen Spy 1,141 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 35 minutes ago, John Wright said: And Braddan Correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rushen Spy 1,141 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Not on my deeds it isn’t Your lovable deeds are wrong then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 9,447 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said: Correct. Are you saying Douglas is in Braddan and in Onchan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rushen Spy 1,141 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Are you saying Douglas is in Braddan and in Onchan? Yes. The present-day town of Douglas (as it has expanded) now encompasses parts of the historical parishes of Braddan and Onchan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 9,447 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said: Yes. The present-day town of Douglas (as it has expanded) now encompasses parts of the historical parishes of Braddan and Onchan. So you only mean part of Douglas falls in Onchan and newer bits in Braddan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieBrown 717 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 5 hours ago, John Wright said: Suggest you list Castletown and Peel Separately from their parishes and then do an “other“ category under each parish where you have a village listed. All this tit for tat arguing when all he asked was a simple question? I will add something helpful, Baldrine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rushen Spy 1,141 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, dilligaf said: So you only mean part of Douglas falls in Onchan and newer bits in Braddan. I mean the entire old town of Douglas falls under the aegis of Onchan parish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieBrown 717 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said: I mean the entire old town of Douglas falls under the aegis of Onchan parish. that explains the dog shit smeared everywhere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
finlo 4,883 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 6 hours ago, wrighty said: What defines a village? Thinking back to my school geography it’s a village hall, and a population of a few hundred or so. Less than that and it’s a hamlet, population in the thousands and it’s a town. Try telling that to an Onchanite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 12,841 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Ramsey - Pondy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 8,319 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 7 hours ago, dilligaf said: Are you saying Douglas is in Braddan and in Onchan? Yes, and it’s not just new douglas up Farmhill, Vicarage Road, etc, it’s Head Road, South Quay, Leigh Terrace Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 8,319 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 7 hours ago, dilligaf said: Not on my deeds it isn’t Depends which bit you live in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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