Midland Isle

Middleholm, also known as Midland Isle, is a small island lying off southwest Pembrokeshire in Wales, between the island of Skomer and the mainland in the community of Marloes and St Brides.

Photo: Mike Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Also known as: “Middleholm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skomer and Gateholm.

Skomer

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skomer or Skomer Island is an island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, in the community of Marloes and St Brides in west Wales. It is well known for its wildlife: around half the world's population of Manx shearwaters nest on the island, the Atlantic puffin colony is the largest in southern Britain, and the Skomer vole is unique to the island.

Gateholm

Island

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Gateholm or Gateholm Island is a small tidal island off the south west coast of Pembrokeshire, in the community of Marloes and St Brides, in the south west side of Wales, in the west of the UK, and about 8 miles west of the port of Milford Haven. Gateholm is situated 2 miles southeast of Midland Isle.

Marloes Sands

Beach

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Marloes Sands is an approx. 1.5 kilometres long remote sandy beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, near the village of Marloes. It's broadly curved and surrounded by cliffs. Walking on the beach gives great views of Skokholm Island and Gateholm Island. Marloes Sands is situated 2½ miles southeast of Midland Isle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marloes and St Brides.

Marloes

Village

Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marloes is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the Marloes Peninsula 7 miles west of Milford Haven and forms the western tip of the southern shore of St Brides Bay. Marloes is situated 3 miles east of Midland Isle.

St Brides

Hamlet

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Brides is a parish and small coastal village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, at the south of St Brides Bay, about 1+1⁄2 miles north of the larger village of Marloes, with which it forms the Marloes and St Brides community. St Brides is situated 3½ miles east of Midland Isle.

Dale

Village

Photo: Izzy Johnson, Public domain.

Dale is a small village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located on the peninsula which forms the northern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway. Dale is situated 4½ miles southeast of Midland Isle.

Midland Isle

Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Marloes and St Brides, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.73517° or 51° 44′ 7″ north

Longitude

-5.26447° or 5° 15′ 52″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C3PPPPP+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493746603

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

12022650

Wikidata ID

Q6841809

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Midland Isle” goes by many names.

French: “Middleholm”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Middleholm”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Midland Island”
Welsh: “Middleholm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Neck and Martin’s Haven.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crab Stones and Rye Rocks.

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