Bryher

Bryher is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the , with a population of 84 in 2011, spread across 134 hectares. The apparently larger population of 177 in 2021 is misleading - the census captures numbers sleeping on the island on a given date, and in 2021 this date fell during the tourist season and numbers therefore included visitors.
Wikipedia
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Locality with 83 residents
  • Description: island of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: “Bryher, Isles of Scilly”
  • Postal code: TR21

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Bryher and Gweal.

Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
All Saints' Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the located in Bryher, Isles of Scilly.

Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the . It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of in the . It comprises a tall, circular gun tower and an adjacent gun platform, and was designed to prevent enemy naval vessels from entering the harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Grimsby and Old Grimsby.

Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.

Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.

Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on , an island of the . The name Piper's Hole can also refer to another, more minor, sea cave in the Isles of Scilly, located on , .

Bryher

Latitude
49.95328° or 49° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.35278° or 6° 21′ 10″ west
Population
83
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BZR
Open location code
8CXMXJ3W+8V
Geo­Names ID
6943073
Wiki­data ID
Q995227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bryher” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بريهر”
  • Armenian: “Բրայհեր”
  • Cebuano: “Bryher”
  • Chinese: “Bryher”
  • Chinese: “布赖尔岛”
  • Cornish: “Bryher”
  • Dutch: “Bryher”
  • French: “Bryher”
  • German: “Bryher”
  • Italian: “Bryher”
  • Japanese: “ブリーハー島”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bryher”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bryher”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bryher”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bryher i Scillyøyane”
  • Norwegian: “Bryher”
  • Swedish: “Bryher”
  • Turkish: “Bryher”
  • Ukrainian: “Браєр”
  • Welsh: “Bryher”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Bryher, Ynysoedd Syllan”

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Notable Places Nearby

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