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PORT-ERIN, or Port-Iron, a village in Kirk-Rushen parish, Isle of Man; on a small bay, 1 mile S E of Brada Head, and 4¾ W by N of Castletown. It has a post-office under Douglas, Isle of Man, bathing-machines, a fine sandy beach, and a hotel; and is largely engaged in fishing.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | the Isle of Man Country |
| Place names: | PORT ERIN | PORT ERIN OR PORT IRON | PORT IRON |
| Place: | Port Erin |
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