Longstone, Isles of Scilly

Longstone
An old ship's anchor buried by the side of the lane in Longstone
Longstone Longstone shown within Isles of Scilly
Civil parish	St Mary's
Unitary authority	Isles of Scilly
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLES OF SCILLY
Postcode district	TR21
Dialling code	01720
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Isles of Scilly
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	St Ives
List of places UK England Cornwall

Coordinates: 49°55′17″N 6°17′46″W / 49.9215°N 6.296°W / 49.9215; -6.296

Longstone is small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby is Holy Vale and Rocky Hill. Longstone is located inland, at the approximate geographic centre of the island.^[1]^[2]

In Longstone is Carreg Dhu Garden, a publicly-accessible 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) garden set in a former quarry, maintained by volunteers.^[2] Until recently there was also a Heritage Centre at Longstone, but this is currently (as of 2015) closed and is proposed to become bunkhouse accommodation for educational institutions (eg schools, universities).

References

↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
1 2 Scilly Online Carreg Dhu Garden

Isles of Scilly

Inhabited islands	St Mary's St Agnes (and Gugh) Bryher Tresco St Martin's

Uninhabited islands	Annet Bishop Rock Crim Rocks Eastern Isles English Island Great Ganilly Gweal Norrard Rocks Pednathise Head Rosevear Round Island Samson St Helen's Teän Western Rocks White Island Zantman's Rock

Settlements	St Mary's: Hugh Town, Holy Vale, Longstone, Maypole, Normandy, Old Town, Pelistry, Porthloo, Rocky Hill, Telegraph and Trenoweth St Martin's (and St Agnes): Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town Tresco: New Grimsby and Old Grimsby

Topics	Environment History People Schools Transport

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