Havergate Island Nature Reserve
Havergate Island is the only island entirely located within the county of Suffolk, England. It is found at the confluence of the River Ore and the Butley River near the village of Orford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Adrian Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Suffolk, England
- Also known as: “Havergate Island” and “Havergate Island Nature Reserve (RSPB)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orford Castle and Butley River.
Orford Castle
Public building
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.
Butley River
River
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Butley River or Butley Creek is a tributary of the River Ore in the English county of Suffolk. The river has its source in the Rendlesham Forest area to the east of Eyke.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Church
Photo: gary radford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boyton and Capel St Andrew.
Boyton
Hamlet
Boyton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about eight miles east of Woodbridge, and close to Orford Ness. Boyton is a small village in South East England and is part of the heritage coast.
Capel St Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capel St Andrew is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is near the larger settlement of Orford.
Gedgrave
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gedgrave is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. Gedgrave once had a church called St Andrews.
Havergate Island Nature Reserve
- Categories: civil parish, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.073° or 52° 4′ 23″ northLongitude
1.5188° or 1° 31′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9F433GF9+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1043462669OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandWikidata ID
Q5683779
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Satellite Map
Discover Havergate Island Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Havergate Island Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Havergate Island”
- Irish: “Havergate Island”
- Ladin: “Havergate Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Havergate Island”
- Slovenian: “Havergate Island”
- Swedish: “Havergate Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Gull and The Narrows.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Landing Place (Private) and Boyton Dock.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Havergate Island Nature Reserve”. Photo: Adrian Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.