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Hugh Town ((コーンウォール語:Tre Huw)) is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St. Mary's,〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7〕 the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as The Garrison with the rest of the island. Unlike the rest of the Isles of Scilly, the freehold title to land in the town is ''not'' held by the Duchy of Cornwall — in 1949 it had been sold to the inhabitants. The harbour however continues to be owned and run by the Duchy.〔(St Mary's Harbour ) official website〕 Hugh Town becomes particularly busy during the May Day bank holiday weekend (ie the first weekend in May) when the World Pilot Gig Championships are held. The competing teams base themselves in the several bays of St Mary's Pool (the large natural bay to the north of Hugh Town) and the numerous races finish at the end of the harbour quay. ==Amenities and landmarks== Hugh Street is the main shopping area on the islands and business is quite reliant on tourism. There are several pubs, restaurants and hotels, as well as two banks and a post office. A notable building is the Star Castle, which overlooks the town from The Garrison and is now a hotel. Similarly, Tregarthen's Hotel is a Hugh Town landmark. It was originally the home of Captain Tregarthen who introduced the first sloop in 1849, 'Ariadne', that serviced the Hugh Town from Penzance.〔Uren, J G (1907). Scilly and the Scillonians. UK. Rare Books Club. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 Being on an isthmus, there are two beaches, the northern one (Town Beach) being along the bay which forms the island's main harbour; the southern beach and bay is named Porth Cressa. The Council of the Isles of Scilly are based at the Town Hall, located at The Parade. The Duchy of Cornwall, which owns almost all the freehold land in the Isles of Scilly, as well as being the port authority, has its Isles of Scilly offices at Hugh House, located within the Garrison walls.〔(Duchy of Cornwall ) Isles of Scilly〕 The Church of England's St Mary's Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Methodist Church are all located on or near Church Street. The Isles of Scilly Museum is also located on Church Street.〔(Isles of Scilly Museum )〕 The town has a public library and a police station. On the eastern outskirts of the town (heading into the 'inland' of St Mary's) are the NHS community hospital and local health centre, as well as other important public amenities such as the island's power station, the island's refuse depot and the town's fire station. The island's primary and secondary schools (both part of the federated Five Islands School) are situated to the southeast of the town, at Carn Gwaval, on the road to Old Town. The island's airport is located approximately to the east of the centre of Hugh Town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh Town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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