Ramsey

Ramsey, (1) a seaport and watering-place in the north of the Isle of Man, 14 miles NNE. of Douglas, and by rail (1879) 18 NE. of Peel. It stands on a spacious bay, with a good sandy beach and a background of wooded hills (1842 feet), and from the beauty of its surroundings and the salubrity of its climate has risen into a favourite resort of tourists and pleasure-seekers. It has two promenades, a park, salt-water lake, a pier 730 yards long, and steamboat communication with Liverpool, Fleetwood, Glasgow, Greenock, Whitehaven, and Douglas. Pop. (1851) 2701; (1871) 3861; (1881) 4025; (1891) 4803.—(2) A market-town of Huntingdonshire, 12 miles NNE. of Huntingdon. It has a branch-line (1863) and remains of a mitred Benedictine abbey (969). Pop. of parish (1851) 4645; (1891) 4684.