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Denny Island

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332: 40: 331: 338: 372: 368: 487: 565: 268:, 'island shaped like a down (i.e. a hill with a rounded profile)'. It gives its name to the Denny Island Fault Zone, a part of the Avon-Solent 295: 570: 580: 233: 165: 71: 462: 280: 575: 585: 494: 283:. 23 years later, on the 21st of September 2018, he slept overnight on the island to raise money for the maintenance of the 161: 520: 264:, in the charter recording the creation of the county of Bristol in 1373. This suggests that the name means, in 220:
known as the Welsh Grounds. Its foreshore area changes dramatically according to the state of the tide, because
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Kellaway, G.A. (1996). "Discovery of the Avon-Solent Fracture Zone and its relationship to Bath hot springs".
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In 2004, the island was subject to an unsuccessful appeal under Section 6(1) of the
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are amongst the highest in the world, reaching 13.7 m (45 ft) at the
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Denny Island appears in the historical record for the first time as
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of 0.24 hectares (0.6 acres), with scrub vegetation, in the
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against it appearing on a map of registered common land.
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spent 3 nights on Denny Island to raise money for the
139: 134: 124: 110: 102: 65: 55: 50: 16:Uninhabited island off the shores of Great Britain 204:It is located approximately three miles north of 313:, some of which was used as nesting material by 275:On the 21st of September 1995, Neil Carter from 551:Images of Denny Island from www.geograph.co.uk 309:claimed to have discovered a large amount of 189:, the island is reckoned administratively to 8: 32: 31: 201:'s water boundary in the Severn estuary. 360: 296:Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 236:. It is known as a nesting-place for 521:"Explosive discovery at Denny Island" 106:2,400 m (26,000 sq ft) 7: 396:Bristol charters, 1155-1373 p 154-5 14: 461:Jones, Liam (19 September 2018). 519:Chown, Jake (22 November 2017). 330: 216:in England. It is surrounded by 38: 248:, which are regularly seen and 169:) is a small uninhabited rocky 566:Islands of the Bristol Channel 301:On the 13th of November 2017, 1: 325:after visiting Denny Island. 571:Uninhabited islands of Wales 394:Harding, N. Dermott (1930). 581:Islands of the River Severn 289:Black Nore Lighthouse Trust 602: 18: 398:. Bristol Record Society. 115: 46: 37: 576:Islands of Monmouthshire 467:NorthSomersetTimes.co.uk 19:For the small island in 586:River islands of Wales 157: 423:10.1007/s002540050076 411:Environmental Geology 285:Black Nore Lighthouse 25:Denny Island (Canada) 526:Monmouthshire Beacon 437:"About Denny Island" 87:51.52578°N 2.78091°W 500:on 13 December 2007 441:VisitPortishead.net 341:Denny Island and a 83: /  34: 375:on 12 October 2007 303:Lave net fishermen 92:51.52578; -2.78091 488:"Appeal Decision" 345:as seen from the 208:, midway between 147: 146: 593: 538: 537: 535: 533: 516: 510: 509: 507: 505: 499: 492: 484: 478: 477: 475: 473: 458: 452: 451: 449: 447: 433: 427: 426: 406: 400: 399: 391: 385: 384: 382: 380: 371:. Archived from 365: 334: 168: 98: 97: 95: 94: 93: 88: 84: 81: 80: 79: 76: 42: 35: 21:Chew Valley Lake 601: 600: 596: 595: 594: 592: 591: 590: 556: 555: 547: 542: 541: 531: 529: 518: 517: 513: 503: 501: 497: 490: 486: 485: 481: 471: 469: 460: 459: 455: 445: 443: 435: 434: 430: 408: 407: 403: 393: 392: 388: 378: 376: 367: 366: 362: 357: 352: 351: 350: 340: 335: 258: 230:Bristol Channel 199:City of Bristol 187:high water mark 164: 120: 91: 89: 85: 82: 77: 74: 72: 70: 69: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 599: 597: 589: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 558: 557: 554: 553: 546: 545:External links 543: 540: 539: 511: 479: 453: 428: 401: 386: 359: 358: 356: 353: 347:North Somerset 337: 336: 329: 328: 327: 321:, and several 317:, a bomb from 257: 254: 234:spring equinox 175:Severn Estuary 162:grid reference 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 132: 131: 126: 125:County Council 122: 121: 116: 113: 112: 111:Administration 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 67: 63: 62: 60:Severn Estuary 57: 53: 52: 48: 47: 44: 43: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 598: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 563: 561: 552: 549: 548: 544: 528: 527: 522: 515: 512: 496: 489: 483: 480: 468: 464: 457: 454: 442: 438: 432: 429: 424: 420: 416: 412: 405: 402: 397: 390: 387: 374: 370: 364: 361: 354: 348: 344: 339: 333: 326: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 292: 290: 286: 282: 278: 273: 271: 270:Fracture zone 267: 263: 255: 253: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 212:in Wales and 211: 207: 202: 200: 196: 192: 191:Monmouthshire 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 142: 138: 133: 130: 129:Monmouthshire 127: 123: 119: 114: 109: 105: 101: 96: 68: 64: 61: 58: 54: 49: 45: 41: 36: 30: 26: 22: 530:. Retrieved 524: 514: 502:. Retrieved 495:the original 482: 470:. Retrieved 466: 456: 444:. Retrieved 440: 431: 414: 410: 404: 395: 389: 377:. Retrieved 373:the original 363: 323:cannon balls 300: 293: 274: 261: 259: 203: 150:Denny Island 149: 148: 135:Demographics 117: 33:Denny Island 29: 417:(1): 34–9. 266:Old English 195:South Wales 90: / 66:Coordinates 560:Categories 532:19 January 472:19 January 446:19 January 355:References 277:Portishead 244:and other 242:cormorants 206:Portishead 158:Ynys Denny 140:Population 75:51°31′33″N 218:sandbanks 214:Avonmouth 78:2°46′51″W 51:Geography 379:10 March 343:sailboat 315:seabirds 246:seabirds 185:. Above 166:ST459810 56:Location 311:plastic 287:by the 256:History 252:there. 226:estuary 224:in the 210:Redwick 179:England 504:21 May 250:ringed 171:island 498:(PDF) 491:(PDF) 349:coast 307:Wales 305:from 262:Dunye 238:gulls 222:tides 183:Wales 154:Welsh 118:Wales 534:2024 506:2007 474:2024 448:2024 381:2009 281:RNLI 228:and 181:and 103:Area 419:doi 319:WW2 562:: 523:. 465:. 439:. 415:28 413:. 291:. 272:. 240:, 193:, 160:; 156:: 536:. 508:. 476:. 450:. 425:. 421:: 383:. 152:( 143:0 27:.

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Chew Valley Lake
Denny Island (Canada)

Severn Estuary
51°31′33″N 2°46′51″W / 51.52578°N 2.78091°W / 51.52578; -2.78091
Monmouthshire
Welsh
grid reference
ST459810
island
Severn Estuary
England
Wales
high water mark
Monmouthshire
South Wales
City of Bristol
Portishead
Redwick
Avonmouth
sandbanks
tides
estuary
Bristol Channel
spring equinox
gulls
cormorants
seabirds
ringed
Old English

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