Pelistry
Pelistry | |
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Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
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 |
EU Parliament | South West England |
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.
The main industries are farming and tourism; there is a camp site in Pelistry and nearby is the Carn Vean Tearoom.[2]
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Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay
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
- ↑ 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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