Samson
Samson is a locality in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England. Samson is situated nearby to the locality Bar Point, as well as near Bollard Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Samson and Tresco Abbey Gardens.
Samson
Island
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.
Tresco Heliport
Heliport
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Tresco Heliport is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom. The heliport was served by a scheduled helicopter service from 1983 to 2012, and since 2020 a new scheduled service now operates from the new Penzance Heliport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Grimsby and Hugh Town.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery. New Grimsby is situated 1½ miles north of Samson.
Hugh Town
Town
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Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island. Hugh Town is situated 2 miles southeast of Samson.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay. Old Grimsby is situated 2 miles north of Samson.
Samson
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.93285° or 49° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
-6.35053° or 6° 21′ 2″ westOpen location code
8CXMWJMX+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 237771678
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Samson” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Enez Samson”
- Welsh: “Samson”
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