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Coordinates: 54°11'00?N 4°34'00?W? / ?54.1833, -4.5667
Crosby is a small village 6 km west of Douglas, Isle of Man on the Isle of Man. It has a population of about 900.[citation needed] The River Dhoo flows through the village.
Village
Marown Old Church - St Runius
The village is situated in the centre of the parish of Marown on the A1, the main road from Douglas to Peel.
The old St Runius church, which was the original Marown parish church until the new church was built in 1859, is located in Crosby. Part of the old church dates back to the 12th century. It was expanded in 1754. When the new church was built, the original church was used as a mortuary chapel and part of the east side was demolished. The building was eventually restored and re-opened on 9 August 1959, with services now held regularly each summer and or major festivals.[1][2] The village also has a Methodist chapel. Crosby Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was opened on 6 October 1833.[3]
Marlown Language Centre (Manx: Yn Ynnyd Chengey), a foreign language teaching facility and training centre for teachers on the island is located in Crosby, close to the old St Runius Church.[4]
The village used to have it's own railway station, the Crosby railway station which opened on 1 July 1873 and last operated on 7 September 1968 when the railway line closed. It was on the Douglas to Peel line of the Isle of Man Railway which now forms the Heritage Trail, following the old railway line.[5] The station was demolished, however the crossing keepers cottage is now a shelter for walkers on the trail, on the east side of the level crossing.[6]
Sport
Marown F.C. is a football club who compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They play their home games at the Memorial Playing Fields in Crosby. The village also has the Crosby Cricket Club who play on the same site. They were founded in 1946 and are members of the Isle of Man Cricket Association.[7]
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