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Compton Bay Photos

Isle of Wight, England

Birds cleaning the beach at Compton Bay

Uploaded by Nick Weall on 13 September 2010

Creative Commons License Photo © Nick Weall, 13 September 2010. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Dunsbury

Location type: Rural

Nearest village: Brook

OS Grid: SZ377840

Coordinates: 50°39'18"N 1°28'1"W

Mapcode: GBR 79C.V6T

What 3 Words: hotels.indicated.flannel

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: England

Local Authority: Isle of Wight

Parish: Freshwater

Nearest postcode: PO30 4HD

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Birds cleaning the beach at Compton Bay' - a photo of Compton Bay

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