Middle Town

Middle Town is a small settlement on the island of . It includes the island's primary school, post office and general store, and the old lighthouse.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: settlement on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: “Middle Town, St Agnes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Agnes Lighthouse and St Agnes’ Church, St Agnes.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 17th-century lighthouse situated on on the . It was the second to be built in the western approaches; it was also only the second lighthouse station to be established by Trinity House.

Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the . Thus the island's Troy Town Farm is the southernmost settlement in the .

Island
Photo: Jo Dickson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the , but is usually included with with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low tide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bartholomew Ledges Wreck and Hugh Town.

Locality
The is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Mary's Sound, is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island. is situated 2 miles northeast of Middle Town.

Locality
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the southernmost point of , . The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. is situated 2 miles northeast of Middle Town.

Middle Town

Latitude
49.89217° or 49° 53′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.3445° or 6° 20′ 40″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
8CXMVMR4+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3157496464
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13273157
Wiki­data ID
Q38250904
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Middle Town” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Middle Town (St Agnes)”
  • Basque: “Middle Town”
  • Cornish: “Tregres”
  • Welsh: “Tregres”

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