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Holy Vale
Holy Vale is an inland settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby are Maypole and Longstone.〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7〕
The name Holy Vale was originally ''La Val'' in 1301, it comes from the Norman French for ''low lying, at the foot''.〔Weatherhill, Craig, ''Placenames of Cornwall and Scilly'', Wessex Books, 2005〕 Holy Vale lies in the upper part of the valley that leads down to the Higher Moors and Porth Hellick. The centre of the settlement, where there is a small junction and a signpost, is at an elevation of above sea level.〔
It was the scene of the murder of 18-year-old Stephen Menheniott by his father in 1976.
The only commercial vineyard on St Mary's is centred in Holy Vale, with the vines located in several small fields in the area.〔(Holy Vale Wines )〕
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