The Parish of Bride is named after St Bridget, and is a Parish in the Sheading of Ayre. It lies in the extreme north of the Isle of Man. The Parish borders the sea to the north and east and covers an area of about 9 sq miles which contains the village of Bride or Kirk Bride.

   The population, according to the 2006 census, is 418  (2001 - 408), There is a range of sand hills crossing the Parish from west to Point Cranstal in the east, from which a good view may be obtained of the Manx hills and mountains as well as of the Scottish and Cumbrian mountains (with the Solway Firth in between).

The Galloway coast is about 18 miles away. At the Point of Ayre is a 100 foot lighthouse. On old maps Point Cranstal is referred to as "Shellag Point" and a hamlet named Cranstal is marked close to it.

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