Pennard Pill
Introduction
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Pennard Pill
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 22 Jul 2021
Wikipedia says "Pîl (also rendered as Pill, Pil or Pyll) is a Welsh placename element. The name is defined as the tidal reach of a waterway, suitable as a harbour, but is only common along the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. The highly localised distribution suggests it may have only been applicable to waterways within the tidal reach of the Severn sea." Pennard Pill meets the sea in a wide cove which may well have been a sheltered beaching place for small boats at one time.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.580443
Longitude
-4.10375