Onchan
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Onchan (/ˈɔːŋkən/; Manx: Kione Droghad) is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.
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Onchan
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Aerial view of Onchan and Laxey | |
Location within the Isle of Man | |
Population | 9,172 (2006 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SC407780 |
Parish | Onchan |
Sheading | Middle |
Crown dependency | Isle of Man |
Post town | Isle of Man |
Postcode district | IM3 |
Dialling code | 01624 |
Police | Isle of Man |
Fire | Isle of Man |
Ambulance | Isle of Man |
House of Keys | Onchan Garff |
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In Manx the name for the village is Kione Droghad meaning "bridge end".