Key facts
- Population
- 3,206
- Os grid reference
- SC263675
- Douglas
- 8.9 miles (14 km) ENE
- 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
- Arbory, Castletown & Malew
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Isle of Man
- Located in
- Isle of Man
- Population
- 3100
- Area
- 2.3
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Kingdom of the Isles
- Official website
- www.castletown.org.im
- Image
- Castle Rushen.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01624
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Castletown, Isle of Man
- postal code
- IM9
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Castletown (Manx: Balley y Chashtal, pronounced [ˈbalʲə ˈxaʃtʃəl]) is a town in the Isle of Man, geographically within the historical parish of Malew but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it was the Manx capital until 1869. The centre of town is dominated by Castle Rushen, a well-preserved medieval castle, originally built for a Viking king.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castletown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.