Laxey (Manx: Laksaa) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Old Norse Laxa meaning 'Salmon River'. Its key distinguishing...
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The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest surviving original...
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Laxey A.F.C. are a football club from Laxey on the Isle of Man. Nicknamed The Miners they compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They play in a green...
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The Laxey Towing Company Ltd is a privately owned marine salvage company incorporated in the Isle of Man. Its registered office is Clovenstones Cottage...
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The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine located in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth in excess of...
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The Great Laxey Mine Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Meain Mooar Laksaa) was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine...
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Laxey Bay (Manx: Baie Laksaa) is a coastal feature and Marine Nature Reserve on the east coast of the Isle of Man in the north Irish Sea. Geographically...
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Cliff railways in the Isle of Man (redirect from Laxey Browside Tramway)
with the Douglas Head lift at its north end. The Browside lift served the Laxey Wheel. Map this section's coordinates in "List of Isle of Man railway lines...
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Laxey Car Shed (Manx: Bwaagyn Charr Laksaa) is a storage facility for the Manx Electric Railway in the village of Laxey on the Isle of Man. It also serves...
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mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 2,036 feet (621 m) above sea level the highest...
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