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 nature reserve, also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England.
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.
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″ northLongitude
-4.44637° or 4° 26′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8HP3+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 239279392OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286115
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