Staple Island
Staple Island is a small rocky island, or skerry, that is one of the Outer Group of the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England. The Farne Islands are a designated National Nature Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Staples Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Farne Islands and Brownsman.
Farne Islands
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Farne Islands are a wildlife reserve off the coast of Northumberland in northeast England, with no permanent residents. They're owned by the National Trust and visited by boat trips from Seahouses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seahouses and Bamburgh.
Seahouses
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seahouses is a small town on the Northumberland coast, with a population of 1700 in 2021. Fishing vessels work from its harbour, which is also the start point for trips to the Farne Islands.
Bamburgh
Village
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Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census. Bamburgh is situated 4 miles southwest of Staple Island.
Burton
Locality
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Burton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bamburgh, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south of the village of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast. Burton is situated 4½ miles southwest of Staple Island.
Staple Island
- Category: landform
- Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Staple Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ستابل”
- Cebuano: “Staple Island”
- Chinese: “斯台普岛”
- Chinese: “斯臺普島”
- Dutch: “Staple Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Staple Island”
- Polish: “Staple”
- Russian: “Стейпл”
- Russian: “Степл”
- Swedish: “Staple Island”
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