Scilly

Strictly speaking, the name Scilly only attaches to one small islet lying off Bryher, but somehow it has affixed itself to the whole group.

The Cornwall Coast

End, and to reach those last morsels of English ground called the Scilly

Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Wilkie Collins 1856

Then he sailed to Frankland (France) where he harried the people, & from thence came back again, being minded to return to England, but came to those Islands which are called Scilly in the western part of the English main.

The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) 1179-1241 Snorri Sturluson 1210

Incidentally, the Hinton who named the Scilly shrew is Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883-1961), former Keeper of Zoology at London’s Natural History Museum, and perhaps best known nowadays as possible perpetrator of the Piltdown hoax.

The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking Darren Naish 2006

Incidentally, the Hinton who named the Scilly shrew is Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883-1961), former Keeper of Zoology at London’s Natural History Museum, and perhaps best known nowadays as possible perpetrator of the Piltdown hoax.

Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006

A few weeks later, Kate was noticeably absent when William sounded an airhorn at Falmouth Harbor to welcome their friend Oliver Hicks home after the bearded adventurer had rowed solo from North America to the Isles of Scilly.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

An everyday story of Scilly folk takes on The Archers

Aaaargh! It's the end of Nigel in the Archers. Now which one was he again? 2011

CJ MumfordHugh Street, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly TR21 0LL, 01720 422438St Mary's is a tiny island and this fittingly minuscule shop is both its only bookshop and the sole newsagent in town, which makes it one of the busiest bits of Scilly.

Independent bookshops in south-west of the UK 2011

We like the look of the Island Retreats trip, a low-key journey from Portsmouth to the Scilly Isles, Channel Islands, Brittany and Normandy.

Sea change: 10 quirky cruises 2011

A few weeks later, Kate was noticeably absent when William sounded an airhorn at Falmouth Harbor to welcome their friend Oliver Hicks home after the bearded adventurer had rowed solo from North America to the Isles of Scilly.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011