Whiteness, Shetland
Coordinates: 60°10′55″N 1°18′14″W / 60.182°N 1.304°W
Whiteness (Old Norse: Hvitanes, white headland) is a village and parish in the Shetland Islands, on Mainland.[1]
The village lies seven miles north north west of Lerwick. The parish is now merged with Tingwall. The village has a Methodist church located in South Whiteness and Whiteness Primary School faces Whitedale F.C.'s Football Pitch, Strom. The Whiteness hall is directly next to the primary school.
References
- ↑ "Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale Heritage Group". Shetland Heritage Association. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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