Foxdale
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- This article is about Foxdale village in the Isle of Man. There is also a FoxdaleFoxdale, QueenslandFoxdale is a farming district located to the north west of Proserpine in the state of Queensland, Australia.The town is situated between the Proserpine River to the south west and the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line to the west...
in Queensland, Australia.
Foxdale is a village located at the heart of the Isle of Man. The village falls within the sheading and constituency of Glenfaba
Glenfaba
Glenfaba is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It lies on the west of the island and consists of the parishes of German and Patrick. Historically, Glenfaba also included the parish of Marown toward the centre of the island. Geographically the area also includes the town of Peel which is...
and is currently represented in Tynwald
Tynwald
The Tynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council.The Houses sit jointly, for...
and the House of Keys
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....
by David Anderson
David Anderson (Isle of Man)
David Moore Anderson MHK is a Manx politician, who is currently the Minister for Health of the Isle of Man Government. He has been a Member of the House of Keys from 2001 for Glenfaba. Before going into politics, he was a dairy and mixed farmer...
MHK who was elected in 2001 and again in 2006. The village is served by Patrick Parish Commissioners.
Sport
The village had a football club, Foxdale F.C.Foxdale F.C.
Foxdale A.F.C. are a football club based in Foxdale on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League. They wear a royal blue and maroon kit and play their home games at Billy Goat Park, Stoney Mountain Road in Foxdale.-History:...
from the early 1990s until 2009.