Little Island

Little Island is an islet in Looe, South Cornwall, England. Little Island is situated nearby to the locality Hannafore Point, as well as near the village West Looe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Looe Island and Banjo Pier.

Looe Island

Island

Photo: Pyrotek, Public domain.

Looe Island, also known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England. According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child.

Banjo Pier

Lighthouse

Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.

A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the Banjo Pier in Looe, Cornwall, England, as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the world.

Old Guildhall, Looe

Museum

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hannafore and West Looe.

Hannafore

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hannafore is a village.

West Looe

Village

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

West Looe is a village.

Plaidy

Suburb

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plaidy is an eastern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, UK. Plaidy Beach is a sandy beach and Millendreath Beach is at its eastern end. The writer Eleanor Hibbert lived near Plaidy Beach during World War II and used it as the basis for one of her pen names, Jean Plaidy. Plaidy is situated 1½ miles north of Little Island.

Little Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Looe, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.33633° or 50° 20′ 11″ north

Longitude

-4.44637° or 4° 26′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C2Q8HP3+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239279392

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13286115

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