Pinhay

Pinhay
Pinhay
 Pinhay shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSY3209991492
Civil parishCombpyne Rousdon
DistrictEast Devon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town LYME REGIS
Postcode district DT7 3R
Dialling code 01395
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentEast Devon
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Coordinates: 50°43′09″N 2°57′48″W / 50.719069°N 2.963219°W / 50.719069; -2.963219

Pinhay is a hamlet in the civil parish of Combpyne Rousdon in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The hamlet lies approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west from Lyme Regis, its nearest town.

Pinhay is home to Pinhay Bay, a large face of cliffs which lies along the Jurassic Coast. To the eastern side of Pinhay Bay are the Ware Cliffs, which also gives its name from its hamlet.


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