Port St. Mary
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| Port St. Mary | |
| Manx: Purt le Moirrey | |
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  Port St. Mary shown within the Isle of Man |
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| Population | 1,941 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Rushen |
| 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 | Rushen |
| List of places: Isle of Man | |
Port St. Mary (Manx: Purt le Moirrey). The village takes its name from the Chapel of St. Mary which overlooks Chapel Bay. It is a coastal village in the south of the Isle of Man. Its population is 1,913 according to the 2006 census.
It is located on the south-western part of the country with Port Erin located nearby. A railway station for the Isle of Man Steam Railway sits on the north-western side of the village.
Once a major fishing and trading port, the village is still popular with tourists and fishermen, especially during the summer. The outer harbour is accessible at all tide states - unique amongst the Manx ports. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has had a lifeboat and station in Port St. Mary since 1896. The lifeboat, the Gough Ritchie II, lies to a permanent floating mooring inside the outer breakwater. The inner harbour dries out from half tide.
The village is home to the Port St. Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also Scoill Phurt le Moirrey, a primary school opened in 1993-1994. The Isle of Man Yacht club is also based at Port St. Mary harbour.
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