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Isles of Scilly
St. Mary’s

Hugh Town

Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Town with 1,100 residents
  • Description: town on the Isles of Scilly, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hugh Town, Cornwall”
  • Postal code: TR21

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isles of Scilly Town Hall and Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hugh Town.

Town hall
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a municipal building in Hugh Town, on the , in England. The building, which serves as the offices of Council of the Isles of Scilly, is a Grade II listed building.

Public building
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Isles of Scilly was a Wesleyan Methodist church in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly from 1790. It is currently Grade II listed and functions as an office of the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a museum in the , off , England. As of 2025 the museum has no building but displays a selection of its collection in a range of locations on the islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porthloo and Rocky Hill.

Hamlet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.

Hamlet
is a minor hill with a small settlement, on the island of in the , . Nearby are and .

Village
Photo: Matteosoldati, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on in the located southeast of Hugh Town. 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.

Hugh Town

Latitude
49.91456° or 49° 54′ 52″ north
Longitude
-6.31536° or 6° 18′ 55″ west
Population
1,100
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HWZ
Open location code
8CXMWM7M+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 380755986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2646452
Wiki­data ID
Q917474
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Hugh Town” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հյու Թաուն”
  • Armenian: “Հյուջ Թաուն”
  • Basque: “Hugh Town”
  • Belarusian: “Х’ютаўн”
  • Belarusian: “Хютаўн”
  • Breton: “Tre Huw”
  • Cebuano: “Hugh Town”
  • Chinese: “休鎮”
  • Chinese: “休镇”
  • Chinese: “聖瑪麗斯港”
  • Cornish: “Treworenys”
  • Czech: “Hugh Town”
  • Dutch: “Hugh Town”
  • Finnish: “Hugh Town”
  • French: “Hugh Town”
  • German: “Hugh Town”
  • Irish: “Hugh Town”
  • Italian: “Hugh Town”
  • Japanese: “ヒュー・タウン”
  • Korean: “휴타운”
  • Latin: “Hugh Town”
  • Latvian: “Hjūtauna”
  • Macedonian: “Хју Таун”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hugh Town”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hugh Town”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hugh Town”
  • Norwegian: “Hugh Town”
  • Ossetian: “Хьютаун”
  • Persian: “هیو تاون”
  • Polish: “Hugh Town”
  • Romanian: “Hugh Town”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tre Huw”
  • Spanish: “Hugh Town”
  • Swedish: “Hugh Town”
  • Turkish: “Hugh Town”
  • Welsh: “Treworenys”
  • Western Frisian: “Hugh Town”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include One Stop Shop and Bordeaux.

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