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Local government ((マン島語:gurneilys ynnydagh)) in the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes (today referred to as "ancient parishes"). The island is today divided for local government purposes into town districts, village districts, and parish districts, as follows: *Four town districts: Douglas (borough), Castletown, Peel and Ramsey *Five village districts: Onchan, Michael, Laxey, Port Erin and Port St Mary *Fifteen parish districts: Andreas, Arbory, Ballaugh, Braddan, Bride, German, Jurby, Lezayre, Lonan, Malew, Marown, Maughold, Patrick, Rushen, Santon ==Sheadings== The Isle of Man is divided into six sheadings: Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rushen and Middle. The sheadings are now significant only as:— *the districts of the Coroners, and *the basis of certain electoral constituencies. The Coroners are responsible for process-serving and enforcement of judgments, not for holding inquests of death; that function is carried out by the High Bailiff, who is ''ex officio'' Coroner of Inquests. The origins of the term ''sheading'' are unclear. There are three main possibilities: * from the Norse word ''skeid'' – meaning ship-assembly, with each sheading providing men for a warship. * from a Celtic word meaning ''sixth part'' – with the sheadings having been a 14th-century Scottish introduction. * from the Middle English word for an administrative division, ''scheding'' – with the sheadings having been introduced following English rule in the late 14th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Local government in the Isle of Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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