Pelistry ( kw, Porth Lystry "cove for ships") is a small settlement, situated east of

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and north of

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, in the east of the island of St Mary's in the

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. The name is first recorded in 1650 as ''Porthlistrye''. The main industries are farming and tourism; there is a camp site in Pelistry and nearby is the Carn Vean Tearoom. The small islet of Toll's Island is situated in Pelistry BayGilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay, St. Mary's
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Pelistry Farm
Hamlets in the Isles of Scilly Populated places on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly {{IslesofScilly-geo-stub