Onchan
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Onchan Manx Kione Droghad |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 ′ N , 4 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SC407780 | ||
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| Residents | 9172 (as of 2006) | ||
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| ZIP code section | IM2, IM3, IM4 | ||
| prefix | 01624 | ||
| Crown possession | Isle of Man | ||
| Sheading | Garff | ||
| Parish | Onchan | ||
| House of Keys | Onchan | ||
| Website: www.onchan.org.im | |||
Onchan ( Manx Kione Droghad , literally: end of the bridge) is a village in the east of the Isle of Man and after Douglas the second largest settlement on the island.
history
In 1890 a Stone Age ax was found here, estimated to be around 5,000 years old. The place is associated with Kirk Coonachan, a church named after Bishop Coonachan (around 540). The local name (Kiondroghad) first appears in writing in 1643 and then again in 1841.
Stock car races are held annually in Onchan . In addition, the start and finish of the Clypse Course was located in the village, where races for the Isle of Man TT were held between 1954 and 1959 .
Personalities
- Ernst Eisenmayer (1920–2018), painter
- Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932), Islamic pioneer