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Sentence Examples Returning from the unsuccessful Toulon mission in 1707, his flagship was wrecked off the Scilly Isles. The islands of the Scilly archipelago are steeped in both maritime and diving history. The Scilly Isles as a whole attract a great deal of unusual birds and crowds of twitchers are not uncommon. Scilly is known for its flowers and each year thousands of people flock to the famous gardens on Tresco. The isthmus of Land's End was supposedly once connected to the Scilly Isles. On just day two, there was a fleet of World War One battleships from Scapa Flow, and a brace of 19th century treasure galleons from the Scilly Isles. There is also a key to the fumitories found in Cornwall, as well as an article about the work of the Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Bishop Rock, off the Scilly Isles, is Britain's most south-westerly Atlantic outpost, with a long history of wrecked shipping and ravaged lighthouses. There are drowned Bronze Age field systems in the Scilly Isles. The Isles of Scilly were featured on the TV programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of South West England. The novels that make up The Cortes Trilogy by John Paul Davis take place in the Isles of Scilly. The Isles of Scilly are governed by a sui generis local authority called the Council of the Isles of Scilly. The authority was established in 1890 as the Isles of Scilly Rural District Council. In 2010 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly had the lowest GVA per head of any county or unitary authority in England. Of the 326 English districts, it is the second smallest by population, after the Isles of Scilly, and the smallest by area. During this period, snow settled, on average, fewer than three days per year across the Isles of Scilly and on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. Gales are recorded approximately 24 days per year in the Isles of Scilly and coastal Cornwall. With the exception of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall is governed by a unitary authority, Cornwall Council, based in Truro. The Isles of Scilly form part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall and have, at times, been served by the same county administration. Since 1890 they have been administered by their own unitary authority, the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Show More Sentences Pilot gig rowing has been popular for many years and the World championships takes place annually on the Isles of Scilly. The sui generis Isles of Scilly is smaller both in terms of area and population. With the Norman Conquest, the Isles of Scilly came more under centralised control. Smith created the title Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly for himself, and many of his actions were unpopular. All the islands of Scilly are all composed of granite rock of early Permian age, an exposed part of the Cornubian batholith. The Irish Sea Glacier terminated just to the north of the Isles of Scilly during the last Ice Age. Section 265 of the Local Government Act 1972 allowed for the continued existence of the RDC, but renamed as the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Because of its position, Scilly is the first landing for many migrant birds, including extreme rarities from North America and Siberia. St Mary's Harbour is the principal harbour of the Isles of Scilly, and is located in Hugh Town. The Isles of Scilly feature what is reportedly the smallest football league in the world, the Isles of Scilly Football League. Currently there is a great debate about the dating of the Devensian glaciation of the Isles of Scilly. This area included Penzance, Paul, Ludgvan and St Just, and stretched not only from Land's End to St Erth but also included the Isles of Scilly. Section 265 of the Act allowed for the continuation of the local government arrangements for the Isles of Scilly. The Council of the Isles of Scilly was and still remains a separate unitary authority. There is one Healthwatch for Cornwall and a separate Healthwatch for the Isles of Scilly. In 1889 the Local Government Act codified the responsibilities of the police on Scilly, bringing them in line with police on the mainland. On 1 April 1947, the Isles of Scilly Police was forcibly merged with the Cornwall Constabulary. It can cover the entire county in less than 20 minutes and reach the Isles of Scilly in 28 minutes. The Methodist chapel dates from about 1845 and is part of the Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit. Accommodation is limited, and St Agnes is the only populated island in the Isles of Scilly which has no hotel. Show More Sentences William Wagstaff, commonly known as Will Wagstaff, is a leading ornithologist and naturalist in the Isles of Scilly, and also an author. He also makes regular appearances on Radio Scilly, presenting two weekly shows, Walk of the Week and Birdwatching Report. It is the only airport serving the Isles of Scilly, handling all air traffic to and from the Islands. The airport is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and currently is operated by the Council of the Isles of Scilly. In 1984 Isles of Scilly Skybus started flights to St Mary's from Land's End, initially freight and charter. Their head office is located in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall. The parent company operates shipping services to the Isles of Scilly in its own name, and also owns Westward Airways. Skybus became the sole remaining air link for the Isles of Scilly from October 2012, when the helicopter service from Penzance ended. In 2016 plans were announced for a new helicopter service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. In 2010, the company had close to 1,000 shareholders, around half of whom live on the Isles of Scilly. From 1858 services were provided by the Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Company which was replaced in 1870 by the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company. This vessel would be leased to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and would replace both Scillonian III and Gry Maritha. The Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Company was founded in 1858 and placed in service the first steam ship on the route, SS Little Western. In 1870 the new West Cornwall Steam Ship Company joined the route, taking over the Scilly Isles Company the following year. Scillonian III is part of the emergency response and civil contingency for incidents occurring on the Isles of Scilly. The next day, the shrew was flown back from Penzance to Scilly on a Skybus plane and released back into its natural environment. This came in time for the start of the summer season on the Isles of Scilly and the World Pilot Gig Championships. Gry Maritha is a freight ship based at Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, run by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. Most notably, Gry Maritha carries all the fuel requirements of the Isles of Scilly, using transportable fuel tanks on her deck. The main concentration is within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, however clubs exist in Sussex, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Wales and London. Show More Sentences Currently there are 128 gigs on the CPGA register of gigs, this does not include the Isles of Scilly. Since 1990, the World Pilot Gig Championships have been held annually on the Isles of Scilly. The Isles of Scilly Football League is the official football league for the Isles of Scilly. Occasionally, a combined Scilly Isles team play a team Newlyn Non Athletico, a team at level 14 of the English football league system. The only golf club on the Isles of Scilly is situated just to the north of Porthloo. Telegraph is a settlement on St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Buxton of Scilly attempted to persuade the Post Office to install a telegraph cable to the Isles of Scilly. Ashurst, Morris and Company of Old Jewry, London were contracted by the Scilly Islands Telegraph Company. The cable service failed in 1876 and the Scilly Islands Telegraph Company did not have the resources to repair it. The only golf club on the Isles of Scilly is situated between Telegraph and the coast to the west. The radio station is funded in part by a local weekly lottery, licensed by the Council for the Isles of Scilly. Series 1 and 2 covered the lives of residents of the Church of England parish of the Isles of Scilly. She tells of her life on one of Britain's Scilly Isles, where her family's survival depends on the mercy of the elements and the sea. Aussies Tom Hudson and Pete Fletcher, at sea nearly 98 days, put out a plea for supplies 30 miles off the Scilly Isles. Gitane Du Berlais gave Willie Mullins another Grade 1 winner in the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown. Ferry services in Plymouth, Penzance and the Scilly Isles were cancelled for both days with gusts of wind expected to reach 80mph. Scilly forms part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, and some services are combined with those of Cornwall. Scilly has been inhabited since the Stone Age, and until the early 20th century its history had been one of subsistence living. Scilly is situated far into the Atlantic Ocean, so many American vagrant birds will make first European landfall in the archipelago. Scilly is responsible for many firsts for Britain, and is particularly good at producing vagrant American passerines. Show More Sentences Nearly half of the holdings are in Devon, with other large holdings in Cornwall, Herefordshire, Somerset and almost all of the Isles of Scilly. The duke appoints a number of officials in the county and acts as the port authority for the main harbour of the Isles of Scilly. Neither the Iberian islands nor the Isles of Scilly contain tin, at least in significant quantities. The West Trust Divisional HQ and 999 control is in Exeter which provides cover for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the Isles of Scilly. In early times the Isles of Scilly were in the possession of a confederacy of hermits. Tresco is one of the five civil parishes of the Isles of Scilly, which are also wards. The Dutch Navy was suffering heavy losses from the Royalist fleet based in Scilly. As most of England was now in parliamentarian hands, war was declared specifically upon the Isles of Scilly. Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. Roads and streets across Scilly have very few signs or markings, and route numbers are not marked at all. It was begun in 1551 as part of a major phase of fortification on the Isles of Scilly, undertaken to counter threats from the French. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. King Charles's Castle was built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the Scilly Isles against French attack. Thomas inspected the Scilly Isles personally and concluded that they were vulnerable to a French invasion. In 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne and Edward Sherburne was sent to the Scilly Isles to inspect the defences. William May points out that the position of the Isles of Scilly themselves was not known accurately in either longitude or latitude. His life was brought to an end in a disastrous shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly later that year. With nearly 2,000 sailors lost that night, the Scilly naval disaster was recorded as one of the greatest maritime disasters in British history. Show More Sentences Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The preferred habitat is dry ground, including scrub and gardens, and within the Isles of Scilly can be found on shingle beaches and sand dunes. The shrew was flown back to the Isles of Scilly the next day on a Skybus plane and then released back into its natural environment. The main exposed masses of granite are seen at Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, St Austell, Carnmenellis, Land's End and the Isles of Scilly. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a sui generis unitary local government authority covering the Isles of Scilly off the west coast of Cornwall. Limited housing availability is a contentious yet critical issue for the Isles of Scilly, especially as it affects the feasibility of residency on the islands. The Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the Isles of Scilly off the coast of the South West of England. Managers at the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company said they thought it could have been the smallest passenger ever to travel on Scillonian III and the Skybus. It is often suggested that the tale of Lyonesse represents an extraordinary survival of folk memory of the flooding of the Isles of Scilly and Mount's Bay near Penzance. The Isles of Scilly form part of the Devon and Cornwall Police force area. In 1707, many of the sailors who had drowned in the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly were reputedly buried on the St Agnes playing field. Media related to St Agnes, Isles of Scilly at Wikimedia Commons. The Royalist Navy was forced to retreat to the Isles of Scilly, which lay off the Cornish coast and were under the ownership of Royalist John Granville. Series 3 and 4 looked particularly at the work of the Methodist Church on the Isles of Scilly, as seen through the eyes of the local minister, the Revd David Easton. On 30 March 1651, Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp arrived in Scilly to demand reparation from the Royalist fleet for the Dutch ships and goods taken by them. He is currently Honorary President and Chairman of the Isles of Scilly Bird Group and regularly presents slideshows and leads other events on the islands. In 1985, Roy Duncan, historian and Chairman of the Isles of Scilly Council, wrote to the Dutch Embassy in London to dispose of the myth that the islands were still at war. In June of the same year Blake captured the Isles of Scilly, the last outpost of the Royalist navy, for which he again received Parliament's thanks. The events of the novel occur, in part, around the Isles of Scilly. The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, formed in 1985, is a wildlife trust covering the Isles of Scilly, a group of islands off the coast of Cornwall. Show More Sentences Trenear in Hugh Town and is part of the Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit. Historically, the Isles of Scilly were administered as one of the hundreds of Cornwall, although the Cornwall quarter sessions had limited jurisdiction there. The Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of small islands in the sea. Porthellick Cove contains a memorial to mark the spot where the body of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell was washed ashore after the 1707 Scilly naval disaster. Media related to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly at Wikimedia Commons. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is an education authority. The airline is owned by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. In the aftermath of the English Civil War, the Scilly Isles were held by the Royalist sympathisers of King Charles I, who gave the castle its current name. William le Poer, coroner of Scilly, is recorded in 1305 as being worried about the extent of wrecking in the islands, and sending a petition to the King. Isles of Scilly Skybus originated as an air charter operator at Land's End aerodrome which operated high frequency services to the Isles of Scilly. It is wholly owned by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company which also runs the passenger ferry, Scillonian III, and freight services from Penzance to the Islands. Carol Goode AYOUR mystery plant is an Echium pininana, pictured, a superb Mediterranean species associated with the Scilly Isles and Devon and Cornwall. The heliport hosted scheduled flights to the Isles of Scilly, with a connection to the railway network at Penzance railway station by a special bus service. The Isles of Scilly are struggling to hold on to their young people. A tall stone monument was erected in the churchyard of St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly to recognise Smith's involvement with the Islands. The island lies within the Isles of Scilly Heritage Coast, is in the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is managed by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. In 2013 the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project was set up by a number of organisations including the RSPB and the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. Bleached stones and blackened gorse stems can still be seen and the vegetation has not recovered sufficiently to equal the waved heath elsewhere on Scilly. The company is based in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre Penzance. Most of the figureheads date from the middle and end of the 19th century and come from merchant sailing vessels or early steamships that were wrecked on the Isles of Scilly. Show More Sentences There is one isolated United Kingdom population in the Isles of Scilly and another two populations off the French coast in the Channel Islands of Jersey and Sark. Scilly has been identified as the place of exile of two heretical 4th century bishops, Instantius and Tiberianus, who were followers of Priscillian. Since the passing of the Isles of Scilly Order 1930, this authority has had the status of a county council and today is known as the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Due to the number of tidal currents which meet off Lands End, and the need for a shallow draught to allow access to the Islands, the sea journey to Scilly can be rough. Coastal areas of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly experience annual mean temperatures similar to that of the sea as the prevailing wind is from the sea. It took Marchant a month to have a few at every watering hole of note between the Turk's Head on the Isles of Scilly and the Baa Bar on Unst, in the Shetlands. This was duly formed in 1890 as the Isles of Scilly Rural District. The heroine of Walter Besant's novel Armorel of Lyonesse came from Samson, and about half the action of the novel takes place in the Isles of Scilly. A ferry service operates between Penzance Harbour and the Isles of Scilly. The Isles of Scilly Museum is also located on Church Street. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituted a District health authority from 1974 until 2002 when Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary care trust was established. The ferry's season thus largely coincides with the tourist season on the Isles of Scilly, which normally runs from Easter to the first weekend in October. In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of the Isles of Scilly were the most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. Paul Semmens, the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust's onboard marine guide, identified the animal as a shrew about two months old and looked after it for the night. Examples from Classical Literature Indeed, when we had accomplished only half our journey I feared we should never reach the Scilly Isles at all. The Scilly Isles are very lovely, perhaps the loveliest part of this lovely county. The Earl of Scilly chid me but this summer for sparing the rod and spoiling the child. The Scilly Isles are the sole group of any importance around the coast. He then came to the Scilly Isles, where he put into Tresco harbour. A steamer maintains communication with the Scilly Isles from Penzance. Hence starts the steamer that communicates with the Scilly Isles. A turtle weighing a ton has been caught off the Scilly Isles. Our only hope lies in making the nearest land, which, unless I am mistaken, is the Scilly Islands, off the southwest coast of England. After Liverpool and Holyhead, Minerva heads for Falmouth, the Scilly Islands and the Isle of Sark. I hadn't realised the Duchy owns the Oval Cricket Ground, Dartmoor Prison and 700 properties on the Scilly islands, to name but a few. It was on the 5th of December that we sighted the Scilly Isles. Scilly and I, she once said to Ariadne, are an astigmatic couple. This barnacle covered object was at first mistaken for a carcass when it was spotted off the Isles of Scilly. Then he passed through Cornwall, and even visited the Scilly Isles. Find more words! 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