Braddan is an elongated parish in the sheading of Middle in the Isle of Man, stretching from the parishes of Michael and Lezayre in the north, bordering on the parishes of German, Marown and Onchan in the middle and bordering on Santon in the south. The name Braddan is another form of Brendan, an Irish saint and patron of voyagers. The northern end of the parish is mountainous. The southern end is flatter and includes residential districts adjacent to Douglas. The Middle River runs through the parish in the Kewaigue - Oakhill area where the original Fairy Bridge can be found.