28-556: 50°43′24″N 1°55′51″W / 50.7233°N 1.9308°W / 50.7233; -1.9308 Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset , England, bordering on Branksome Park , Canford Cliffs , Sandbanks , Lilliput and Parkstone . It is effectively part of Parkstone. At the 2011 census : Since 2019 , the ward has elected 2 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council . Before 2019, it elected three councillors to Poole Borough Council . It
56-456: A 32-pounder carronade on top. The presence of three towers on St Mary's, in the heart of the Garrison, on Buzza Hill and at Newford Down, has led some writers to link them to Lyman's proposal. However, his proposal was never enacted, and the three towers have different origins. Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery castle situated on a hilltop to the north-east of Hugh Town. It
84-528: A castle. In Wales, the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils ( county councils or county borough councils ). These were formally called electoral divisions . Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council. All of Scotland is divided into over 300 wards for local government elections. Using
112-510: A circular shape following the coast line of The Hoe. Star Castle is now a hotel. The 14 metre metal tower lighthouse on Peninnis Head was built in 1911 as a replacement for the 1680 lighthouse in the centre of St Agnes. The lighthouse was converted from acetylene gas to electricity in 1992 and the original range of 17 nautical miles was reduced to nine in 2011. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of
140-968: Is divided into wards, which are ancient and very long-standing sub-divisions of the city. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is also a sui generis unitary authority, and has five wards, each returning either 1 or (in the case of St Mary's ) 12 councillors to the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Civil parishes in England are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the parish council (or town / city council ). They need not bear any relation to wards or electoral divisions at district level, but often do. The four most northerly ancient counties of England – Cumberland , Westmorland , County Durham and Northumberland – were historically divided into administrative units called wards instead of hundreds or wapentakes , as in other counties. Wards were areas originally organised for military purposes, each centred on
168-577: Is in the Poole parliamentary constituency . ( Conservative ) ( Conservative ) ( Conservative ) ( Conservative ) ( Conservative ) ( Liberal Democrats ) ( Liberal Democrats ) Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors . The ward
196-747: Is not functional however, and there is no council or meeting . St Mary's is the only island of the Isles of Scilly with a significant road network and the only island with public highways, including three A roads (measuring 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles or 7.5 kilometres in total length) which are numbered in Zone 3 of the British numbering scheme (the A3110 , A3111 and A3112); these 'A' roads are generally country lanes in nature. Roads and streets across Scilly have very few signs or markings, and route numbers are not marked at all. In 2005 there were 619 cars and vans on St Mary's;
224-464: Is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, the electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils , while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities . Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in
252-466: The Heritage Coast . It is also a Geological Conservation Review site for its Quaternary geomorphology and was first designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1971 for both its biological and geological interests. 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 . This
280-469: The Isle of Wight and Shropshire Councils ) instead use the term electoral division . In non-metropolitan county areas with both wards (used for district council elections) and electoral divisions (used for county council elections), the boundaries of the two types of divisions may sometimes not coincide, but more often the county electoral divisions will be made up of one or more complete wards. In urban areas,
308-625: The Local Government (Boundaries) (NI) Order 1972 (No. 131) and DEAs were first created by the Local Government (District Electoral Areas) Regulations 1973 (No.94) St Mary%27s, Isles of Scilly St Mary's ( Cornish : Ennor , lit. 'The Mainland') is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly , an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England, United Kingdom. St Mary's has an area of 6.58 square kilometres (2.54 sq mi) — 40 percent of
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#1733093379332336-637: The single transferable vote , most wards elect either three or four councillors. Starting from the 2022 Scottish local elections , the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 , allows electoral wards to have between one and five councillors. Districts in Northern Ireland are divided into electoral areas, with each electing between five and seven councillors by single transferable vote. These are themselves sub-divided into wards, but these wards have no official function. Post-1973 wards were first created by
364-421: The Garrison. The walls of the castle take the shape of an eight-pointed star. It comprises an outer wall around the outcrop of Hew Hill, protecting the town and the castle, with strategically placed gun batteries at regular intervals around the outer wall, allowing covering fire at all angles. A redundant windmill was converted after 1831 into Garrison Tower as a lookout tower for HM Coastguard . The Star Castle
392-399: The Isles of Scilly) is at Hugh Town, and is called St Mary's Harbour . Further slipways and small quays exist around the island, at natural harbour sites, such as at Old Town, Pendrathen, Watermill Cove , and Porthloo . There has been an RNLI lifeboat station on St Mary's since 1837. The first two lifeboats were kept in a boathouse on the town beach at Hugh Town. Following closure in 1855
420-461: The UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in the United Kingdom is 28.109 km (10.853 sq mi). The London boroughs , metropolitan boroughs and non-metropolitan districts (including most unitary authorities ) are divided into wards for local elections. However, county council elections (as well as those for several unitary councils which were formerly county councils, such as
448-627: The end of October 2012. Helicopter flights resumed in 2020 with the launch of the Penzance Helicopter service. By sea, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company provides a passenger and cargo service from Penzance , which is currently operated by the Scillonian III passenger ferry, supported by the Gry Maritha cargo vessel. The other islands are linked to St. Mary's by a network of inter-island launches . The main harbour of St Mary's (and
476-414: The home of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his final resting place after his death in 1995. His grave is at the cemetery at Old Town Church . St Mary's is one of the five civil parishes of the Isles of Scilly, which are also wards . St Mary's returns 12 councillors to the Council of the Isles of Scilly; this compares with 1 councillor for each of the four "off-island" wards. The civil parish
504-558: The island also has taxis and a conducted bus tour. Vehicles in Scilly are exempt from annual MOT tests . By air, the island is served by St Mary's Airport . Fixed-wing aircraft services are scheduled, operated by Isles of Scilly Skybus , to and from Land's End , Newquay , and (except in winter) Exeter . Helicopter services were operated by British International Helicopters , from Penzance Heliport ; this service, which started in 1964 (then operated by BEA Helicopters), ceased at
532-546: The lifeboat station was re-opened in 1874 and a boathouse was built on the beach at Porth Cressa . In 1899 a new boathouse and slipway were built at Carn Thomas and the first motor boat arrived in 1919. The lifeboatmen of St Mary's have earned 26 RNLI medals for bravery , comprising one gold, nine silver and 16 bronze, the last awarded in 2004. There are Anglican churches such as St Mary's Church, St Mary's and St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's . John Wesley preached here on 13 September 1743. The Wesleyan Methodist Society
560-448: The total land area of the Isles of Scilly — this includes four small tidal islands which connect with St Mary's at low tide: Toll's Island, Taylor's Island, Newford Island and the island at Innisidgen . With a population of 1,723 (out of a total population for Scilly of 2,203) St Mary's is relatively densely populated, with twice the average population density of the Isles of Scilly as a whole. The majority of St Mary's residents live in
588-558: The wards within a local authority area typically each contain roughly the same number of electors, and each elect three councillors. In local authorities with mixed urban and rural areas, the number of councillors may vary from one to three, depending on the size of the electorate. Where civil parishes exist, a ward can be adjacent with a civil parish or consist of groups of civil parishes. Larger civil parishes (such as Shrewsbury ) can be divided into two or more wards. The City of London has its own sui generis form of local government and
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#1733093379332616-565: The western half of the island, with Hugh Town alone having a population of 1,097. The main settlement, Hugh Town ( Cornish : Tre Huw) , was sold to the inhabitants by the Crown in 1949 (it had belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall — which still owns much of the rest of the island). Other settlements on the island are Old Town , Porthloo , Pelistry , Trenoweth , Holy Vale , Maypole , Normandy , Longstone , Rocky Hill and Telegraph . The island became
644-468: Was begun in 1551 as part of a major phase of fortification on the Isles of Scilly, undertaken to counter threats from the French. It was left unfinished because the site was recognised to be unsuitable. Giant's Castle is an Iron Age cliff castle on the coastal path between the airfield and Porth Hellick Bay. Star Castle is at the centre of a fortification system around the west side of St Mary's known as
672-678: Was built in 1593 by the Surveyor of the Royal Works and mapmaker Robert Adams (d.1595), under the direction of Francis Godolphin , following the Spanish Armada of 1588. Fearing another Spanish invasion, in May 1593 Queen Elizabeth I ordered the construction of a fort and two sconces as a lookout for any intruder ships. In 1740 Master Gunner Abraham Tovey transformed the Garrison building walls with gun batteries, including Colonel Boscawen's Battery, in
700-524: Was built in 1814 to serve as an Admiralty Telegraph Station, but it had closed by 1816. The building then reverted to the custody of the landowner - the Duke of Leeds . In 1831 the site was taken over by the Coastguard as a subsidiary to the main station situated on the Garrison. In 1903 a wireless mast and receiving office were built nearby, and in 1908 a telegraph house was erected on the tower's roof. The wider site
728-440: Was developed into a modern radio transmitting and communications site by the late-C20. The tower is now a private residence. It was at this tower about 1898 that Guglielmo Marconi heard wireless signals transmitted from Porthcurno , a distance of 30 miles. It was used by Radio Scilly for broadcasting. Note: To strengthen Scilly's defences Major Daniel Lyman proposed the construction of three gun towers in 1803, each armed with
756-612: Was established in 1788 and the first chapel erected in 1790 . This was replaced in 1828. The present Methodist church was built in 1899 by A.J. Trenear in Hugh Town and is part of the Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit. Captain James Williams White (1826-1903), the champion Cornish wrestler , was born on St Mary's and after emigrating lived in Burra, South Australia , from 1856. The tower on Newford Down, now known as Telegraph Tower,
784-507: Was one of the greatest maritime disasters in British history , when four ships ( Association , Firebrand , Romney and Eagle ) with nearly 2,000 sailors were lost. The following is a list of some other locations on St Mary's: Five Islands Academy (previously Five Islands School) has a combined primary and secondary campus in St. Mary's. A boarding house, Mundesley Boarding House, serves secondary students from other islands. Students at
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