Higher Town
Higher Town is the easternmost and largest settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated just inland, though the more modern of the island's two quays is just south of the settlement and is named Higher Town Quay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village on Isles of Scilly
- Also known as: “Higher Town, Isles of Scilly”
- Postal code: TR25
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Martin’s Methodist Church, Isles of Scilly and St Martin’s Church.
St Martin’s Methodist Church, Isles of Scilly
Church
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Methodist Church, St Martin's, Isles of Scilly is a Grade II listed chapel in St Martin's, Isles of Scilly.
St Martin’s Church
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
St Martin's Church, St Martin's is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, UK.
Guthers
Islet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Eastern Isles are a group of 12 small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middle Town and Lower Town.
Middle Town
Hamlet
Photo: Argovian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Middle Town is a small settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated slightly inland, approximately 0.4 miles east of Lower Town Quay, and on the road between the larger settlements of Lower Town and Higher Town.
Lower Town
Village
Photo: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Town is the westernmost settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. One of the island's two quays is located here, sometimes referred to as the Hotel Quay, as the only hotel on the island, Karma St Martin's, is located by it.
Higher Town
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: St. Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.96061° or 49° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
-6.28267° or 6° 16′ 58″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
8CXMXP68+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 380755926OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Higher Town” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Higher Town (Scilly uharteak)”
- Basque: “Higher Town”
- Cornish: “Trewartha”
- Welsh: “Trewartha”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Higher Town”. Photo: John Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0.