Ballabeg Ballabeg There are several small villages and hamlets with the name Ballabeg in the Isle of Man. The most well-known, and most populous, of these is a village in the parish of Arbory in the sheading of Rushen, in the south of the island near Castletown. The village has the parish church (Kirk Arbory), a Methodist chapel and railway station, served by the Isle of Man Railway. The village also had a tiny shop and Post Office, but this closed in April 2006 and was demolished for rebuilding in January 2009. There are a number of farms nearby. The name
Castletown, Dorset is found in the village, close to the entrance of Portland Port. The area still features several hotels and pubs, largely established for the navy personnel that once came from the port. The Osprey Leisure Centre is located in Castletown, which was formerly known as the Boscawen Centre, and was opened to the public in May 2007. Originally it was a private Royal Navy facility during the 1980s. Castletown also holds the Portland Community Hospital. This was originally a Royal Naval Hospital which served Portland's naval base from the late 19th century until 1957, when the hospital was handed over