Hugh Town

Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
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  • Type: Town with 1,100 residents
  • Description: town on the Isles of Scilly, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hugh Town, Cornwall”, “休鎮”, and “聖瑪麗斯港”
  • Postal code: TR21

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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…

Public building
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Isles of Scilly…

Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a museum in the , off , England.

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 Isles of Scilly, England.

Hamlet
is a minor hill with a small settlement…

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

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)
UN/LOCODE
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”
  • Catalan: “Treworenys”
  • Cebuano: “Hugh Town”
  • Chinese: “休镇”
  • Cornish: “Treworenys”
  • Czech: “Hugh Town”
  • Danish: “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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mount Hollis and Rat Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: One Stop Shop and Bordeaux.

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Worth a closer look: Bristol and Stonehenge.

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