Bryher
Bryher is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, with a population of 84 in 2011, spread across 134 hectares. Bryher exhibits a procession of prominent hills connected by low-lying necks and sandy bars.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.
All Saints’ Church, Bryher
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
All Saints' Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in Bryher, Isles of Scilly.
Gweal
Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gweal is one of the Isles of Scilly. 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.
Cromwell’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. 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.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. 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.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.
Piper’s Hole
Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on Tresco, an island of the Isles of Scilly. The name Piper's Hole can also refer to another, more minor, sea cave in the Isles of Scilly, located on Penninis Head, St Mary's.
Bryher
- Category: island
- Location: Bryher, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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 Nynorsk: “Bryher i Scillyøyane”
- Swedish: “Bryher”
- Turkish: “Bryher”
- Ukrainian: “Браєр”
- Welsh: “Bryher”
- Welsh: “Ynys Bryher, Ynysoedd Syllan”
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Notable Places Nearby
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