Ballasalla (from Manx Balley Sallagh 'place of willows')[1] is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man.

The village is situated close to the Isle of Man Airport and 2 miles (3 km) north-east of the town of Castletown.

[4] After the dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII, the abbey was dissolved, fell into disrepair and was eventually ruined.

[4] The mill was built by Deemster Thomas Moore (1726-1794) on his estate for his business partners Abraham Delapryme (variously written de la Pryme and Dalrymple) and Francis Wheelhouse.

This is the largest and most English-looking village in their island; the roads in the vicinity are generally lined with neatly cut hedge-rows; and the country around being well sheltered with wood, and varied by gently-swelling eminences, the prospects, though not very extensive, are pleasing.

In recent years many inhabitants of the village now commute daily to Castletown and Douglas or work at industrial estate at Balthane with local businesses including Athol Garage, sellers of motor vehicles, and Pooil Vaaish, dealing in slate, marble and monumental masonry.

The Isle of Man Airport is at Ronaldsway just south of the village and also has a small request stop on the railway, a short distance from the terminal.

It was intended to serve as a chapel of ease and a parish school more conveniently located for those from the outlying hill district than Kirk Malew Church.

The recreation site consists of a small boating lake, café, sprawling playing fields and playground including a Victorian water-powered carousel.

A wooded footpath alongside the Silverburn river runs between Rushen Abbey, the Monks' Bridge, and Silverdale Glen.

In a small hamlet above the village the eponymous St Mark's Fair is held annually on the third Saturday in July.

[20] Since 2010 the village has had a very popular Community Partnership set up with the involvement of the Isle of Man Government, outside agencies and local residents, with Graham Cregeen, now an MHK for Arbory, Castletown & Malew, as Chairman.