Erth Island

Erth Island is an island in Saltash, South Cornwall, England. Erth Island is situated nearby to the village Sheviock, as well as near the locality Saint Germans.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Germans railway station and Port Eliot.

St Germans railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Germans railway station serves the village of St Germans in Cornwall, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway and is situated on the Cornish Main Line 10 miles 33 chains from the line's northern terminus of Plymouth and 256 miles 28 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay.

Port Eliot

Castle

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, is the ancestral seat of the Eliot family, whose present head is Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans.

St Germans Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Germans Viaduct is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheviock and St Erney.

Sheviock

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sheviock is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is two miles south of St Germans and three miles south-west of Saltash.

St Erney

Hamlet

Photo: Kevin Hale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Erney is a hamlet with a Church of England church in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. St Erney is situated 1½ miles north of Erth Island.

Crafthole

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crafthole is a village in the parish of Sheviock, in southeast Cornwall, England. The village has a pub, the Finnygook Inn, community shop, former Methodist chapel, and village hall. Crafthole is situated 1½ miles south of Erth Island.

Erth Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Saltash, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.38696° or 50° 23′ 13″ north

Longitude

-4.28576° or 4° 17′ 9″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9C2Q9PP7+QM

GeoNames ID

13285733

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Satellite Map

Discover Erth Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Erth Hill and Lynher Viaduct.

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