Country: | England |
Static Image: | Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay, St. Mary's - geograph.org.uk - 929289.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Gilbert's Porth, South Pelistry Bay |
Coordinates: | 49.9265°N -6.286°W |
Official Name: | Pelistry |
Civil Parish: | St Mary's |
Unitary England: | Isles of Scilly |
Lieutenancy England: | Cornwall |
Region: | South West England |
Constituency Westminster: | St Ives |
Post Town: | ISLES OF SCILLY |
Postcode District: | TR21 |
Postcode Area: | TR |
Dial Code: | 01720 |
Cornish Name: | Porth Lystry |
Pelistry (kw|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.
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.