Old Town
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 Old Town Bay — the island's airport is seen atop the right-hand hill, whilst Ennor Castle was located at the small wooded hill towards the left. | |
  Old Town Location within Isles of Scilly | |
| OS grid reference | SV914102 |
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| 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 |
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Old Town (Cornish: Treveglos "church town")[1] is a village on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly located southeast of Hugh Town.[2] It is thought to be the oldest settlement on the island.
It is a popular tourist area and is only a short distance from the island's airport. As well as a number of self-catering holiday properties, Old Town also has a large proportion of dwellings permanently occupied by local residents. The Five Islands School, as well as the main sports and fitness centre for St Mary's, is located just by Old Town, at the settlement of Carn Gwaval.[3]
Old Town Bay (Cornish: Porth Treveglos)[1] forms a natural harbour and links the village with the open sea; there is an old quay and there continues to be a slipway in use.
- ^ a b "Akademi Kernewek - Henwyn Tyller".
- ^ Landranger 203: Land's End & Isles of Scilly. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Map & Location - Visit Isles of Scilly". www.visitislesofscilly.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.