to the island parish, replacing the older name of Ennor; the naming after the parish church is also the case with a number of other islands in Scilly. Common with other Cornish parishes, the church is located a little distance from the main settlement of the parish, and there once was a small churchtown surrounding the church; today however there are no other buildings in the vicinity of the church. The parish church of St Mary's is now in Hugh Town, also dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, though the Old Church is used for Sunday evening services (Easter-September) and the cemetery belonging to the Council of the Isles of Scilly lies adjacent. Notable residents Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Wilson was a regular visitor to the Isles of Scilly, and often stayed at Hugh Town in a simple, plain bungalow called 'Lowenva', and is now buried in the cemetery at the church at Old Town. References Villages in the Isles of Scilly History of the Isles of Scilly Populated places on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly