Pelistry
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![]() Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay | |
Location within Isles of Scilly | |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLES OF SCILLY |
Postcode district | TR21 |
Dialling code | 01720 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Isles of Scilly |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Pelistry (Cornish: Porth Lystry "cove for ships") is a small settlement, situated east of Maypole and north of Normandy, in the east of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England.[1] The name is first recorded in 1650 as Porthlistrye.[citation needed]
The main industries are farming and tourism; there is a camp site in Pelistry and nearby is the Carn Vean Tearoom.[2]
The small islet of Toll's Island is situated in Pelistry Bay[3] and can be reached on foot when the tide is low.
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
- ^ Isles of Scilly Holidays Carn Vean Tea Gardens
- ^ Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay, St. Mary's; geograph.org
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