Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Port St Mary

Port St Mary, coast vil. with ry. sta., Rushen par., Isle of Man, 4¾ miles W. of Castletown; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; from its attractive surroundings Port St Mary is a favourite resort of visitors. Important fisheries are carried on, and the harbour has a breakwater affording good anchorage to vessels of any size. On the pier head is a fixed light, 25 ft. above high water and seen 9 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "coastal village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: the Isle of Man CrProt
Place: Port St Mary

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