Shingle Street

Shingle Street is a coastal settlement on the coast of the English county of . It is 8 miles north-east of and 12 miles east of at the mouth of the River Ore and opposite the tip of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Shingle Street, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martello Tower AA and Martello Tower Z.

Chalet
Photo: Tony Lockhart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a chalet.

Tower
Photo: Tony Lockhart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prison
, known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offender Institution, located in the village of , about 8 miles from the town of in Suffolk, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hollesley and Alderton.

Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of east of in eastern . Located on the peninsula five miles south-east of , in 2005 it had a population of 1,400 increasing to 1,581 at the 2011 Census.

Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of , England, about six miles north of , 10 miles south-east of and 2 miles south of , on the coast and in the heart of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Shingle Street.

Village
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.
is a village and civil parish in , eastern England. It is situated on the other side of the mouth of from . It had an estimated population of 340 in 2007, reducing to 276 at the Census 2011. was the location RAF where the United Kingdom's Air Ministry started research into the military application of radar in 1936, prior to World War II. is situated 2 miles southwest of Shingle Street.

Shingle Street

Latitude
52.03336° or 52° 2′ 0″ north
Longitude
1.44939° or 1° 26′ 58″ east
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9F432CMX+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356917883
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
11875434
Wiki­data ID
Q7497465
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Satellite Map

Discover Shingle Street from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Shingle Street” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Shingle Street”
  • French: “Shingle Street”
  • Irish: “Shingle Street”
  • Polish: “Shingle Street”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Battery and Oxley Marshes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barthorp’s Creek and Church Farmhouse.

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