Jurby

Jurby Manx: Skeerey Jorby
St. Patrick's Church, Jurby
Parish of Jurby, Isle of Man
Population	776 [1]
OS grid reference	SC3702298134
Sheading	Michael
Crown dependency	Isle of Man
Post town	ISLE OF MAN
Postcode district	IM7
House of Keys	Ayre & Michael
List of places Isle of Man 54°21′30″N 4°30′40″W / 54.35833°N 4.51111°W / 54.35833; -4.51111

Jurby (Old Norse: djúra-bý – deer settlement - animal park) (locally /ˈdʒərbiː/) ^[2] is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north-west of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) in the sheading of Michael.

Jurby has the same meaning as Derby, both originating from the Scandinavian term for a deer farm or park; 'djúra-bý.' The earliest known reference to Jurby comes from 1291, when it appears as 'Dureby,' but by 1588 it had morphed into being today's Jurby.^[3] The introduction of Derby as a placename in the Isle of Man came much later, such as with the appearance of Derbyhaven in 1507, when it came from the surname of the then Lords of Man.^[4]