Port St. Mary
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Port St. Mary (known in Manx and sometimes in Manx English as Purt le Moirrey) is a coastal village in the south of the Isle of Man. Its population is 1,941 according to the 2001 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 scallies (not chavs), 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.
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