Trenoweth (; kw, Trenoweth "new town") is a small settlement, located in the north of the island of St Mary's in 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 ...

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. It is situated in an inland and rural part of the island, northwest of

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(via Watermill and Borough) and east of

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(via Pungie's Lane). Also nearby, to the northeast, is

Innisidgen Innisidgen ( kw, Enys Ojyon, meaning ''Ox Island'') is the site of two Bronze Age entrance graves on the island of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The two burial monuments, (Upper and Lower Innisidgen) lie on a steep ...

, a prehistoric site on the coast. The

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are based in Trenoweth. Local industries centre on the

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, and Trenoweth has related warehousing and a shop (Trenoweth Flowers).Trenoweth Flower Farm
/ref> There is also a field used for outdoor boat storage (particularly during winter). Otherwise the settlement consists of agricultural buildings and houses. There was once a distinction between Higher Trenoweth and Lower Trenoweth, however Lower Trenoweth has become a single dwelling named Bristow unconnected with (Higher) Trenoweth and no longer bears the name Trenoweth in its address.

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