Normandy, Isles Of Scilly
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Normandy is a small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly,
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 located in the east of the island, between Pelistry (to the north) and
Porth Hellick Porth Hellick ( kw, Porth Helyk, meaning ''Willow Cove'') is a tidal inlet on the south coast of St Mary’s, the largest island in the Isles of Scilly. The bay is delineated to the south by a headland known as the Giant’s Castle, which is an ...
(to the south) on the
A3110 road The A3110 is a circular 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, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago. Like all the roads in Scilly, there ar ...
.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' The Isles of Scilly's only public swimming pool is located here; it is covered. The settlement is otherwise largely residential, with houses and apartments lived in by permanent residents of the island. The main building ranitehas six apartments inside with two extension buildings adding four more apartments attached to the main ranitebuilding. The building was originally built as a farmworker house, the building was owned by Barnsley Ward when his farm was running. The building was then taken over by Jean & John Thomas running it as a hotel for any guests and locals, it contained a bar inside at the time they owned it, with the hotel they also owned the public swimming pool before it had the cover put on top, of course, it was open and unheated but still an attraction to visitors and locals. When the Duchy Of Cornwall took over the property they added a carpark to the front of the building and sheds for the residence, they did however remove a water tank from the back carpark to make space for the residence that is entered from the back. Close by is the island's main desalination works,Friendly Guides ''Isles of Scilly Map'' 7th Ed. which draws water in from the sea and purifies it for the public freshwater system.


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Hamlets in the Isles of Scilly Populated places on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly {{IslesofScilly-geo-stub