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Maughold (or Kirk Maughold), par. and vil., in NE. of Isle of Man - par. (containing part of town of Ramsey), 9094 ac., pop. 4289; vil., 3½ miles SE. of Ramsey; P.O., called Kirk Maughold; at the vil. are a remarkable pillar-cross, an ancient monumental slab, and other antiquities; the church (named from a Culdee saint) is one of the most ancient in the island; Maughold Head, the S. extremity of Ramsey Bay, is 373 ft. high; on NW. side of headland is St Maughold's Well, long believed to possess peculiar medicinal properties.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | the Isle of Man CrProt |
| Place names: | KIRK MAUGHOLD | MAUGHOLD | MAUGHOLD OR KIRK MAUGHOLD |
| Place: | Maughold |
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