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Pelistry (Cornish: Porth Lystry "cove for ships") is a small settlement, situated east of Maypole and north of Normandy, in the east of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England.[1] The name is first recorded in 1650 as Porthlistrye.[citation needed]

Pelistry

Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay
Pelistry
Location within Isles of Scilly
Civil parish
  • St Mary's
Unitary authority
  • Isles of Scilly
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLES OF SCILLY
Postcode districtTR21
Dialling code01720
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireIsles of Scilly
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • St Ives
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
49.9265°N 6.286°W / 49.9265; -6.286

The main industries are farming and tourism; there is a camp site in Pelistry and nearby is the Carn Vean Tearoom.[2]

The small islet of Toll's Island is situated in Pelistry Bay[3] and can be reached on foot when the tide is low.


References


  1. Ordnance Survey mapping
  2. Isles of Scilly Holidays Carn Vean Tea Gardens
  3. Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay, St. Mary's; geograph.org






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