Jurby

Jurby (Manx: Jourbee) is a parish in Michael Sheading in the Isle of Man and has 659 residents, according to the 2006 census, (2001 census 677). The parish is one of three divisions of the sheading of Michael. The other two are Ballaugh and Michael.

It is largely an agricultural district on the north-north-western coast of the island but also has an industrial park on the old RAF Jurby Airfield.

Subdivision

Jurby is subdivided into five treens:

Landmarks

Airfield

Jurby Airfield was originally used as a Royal Air Force training base in World War II. During the 1950s it was used as a training camp for Officer cadets on short term commissions in the RAF. The course lasted 3 months. Part is now used as an industrial and retail estate. The old runways and taxiways now form the Jurby motorcycle race track.

The grassland surrounding the airfield harbours a fine range of wildflowers, as the land has never been ploughed. Skylarks can be heard in summer when there are no races on.