Rushen Heritage Trust and Port St Mary Commissioners have teamed up to launch a heritage scheme which tells the story behind a name.

Research for the scheme came from writing the book Living with the Sea, published by Rushen Heritage Trust in October 2019. It tells the history of Port St Mary and its people from 1829-1979.

The idea was the brainchild of RHT board member Staffan Overgaard, who wrote the chapter in Living with the Sea which focuses on street names, alongside Port St Mary historian John W Qualtrough.

Rushen Heritage Trust has covered the cost of this first batch of street names. The signs for the rest of the street names around the village will be supplied by the commissioners, with the trust supplying the explanatory text.

The first group of place names to be covered are Fistard Road, Clifton Road, Truggan Road, Clugston’s Gut, Alfred Pier, Lime Street, Bay View Road, Karran Quirk Footpath, Cronk Road.

Chairman of Port St Mary Commissioners Michelle Haywood said: ’This is an excellent example of the enthusiasm of local residents, extending their knowledge and curiosity to share with everyone these historical names.’