Maypole ( kw, Peul Kala' Me) is a
dispersed settlement
A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a numb ...
located on the island of
St Mary's, the largest of the
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly (; kw, Syllan, ', or ) is an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England. One of the islands, St Agnes, is the most southerly point in Britain, being over further south than the most southerly point of the ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It is a tourist and farming area, with the only horse riding school in the islands.
Nearby are
Holy Vale
Holy Vale ( kw, Hal an Val) is a minor valley and small settlement within, on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Situated inland, nearby are Maypole and Longstone.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land ...
and
Pelistry. The
A3110 road
The A3110 is a circular A roads in Great Britain, A road in the Isles of Scilly.Ordnance Survey mapping Its route forms a circle within the centre of the island of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the ...
runs through the area; on this road to the west of Maypole, towards
Telegraph
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...
, is Silver Carn or High Lanes, a small settlement which includes a large guesthouse and café.
Scilly Guest House
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References
Hamlets in the Isles of Scilly
Populated places on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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