Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Whiteness
In or near Scalloway.
Whiteness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Whiteness is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Whiteness (Old Norse: Hvitanes, white headland) is a village in Tingwall parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland, on Mainland. It is also an ancient civil parish that was merged with Tingwall in 1891. 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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.1819, -1.3039
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9LL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7996182 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whiteness, Shetland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whiteness?
- Whiteness is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9LL).
- What is Whiteness?
- Whiteness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whiteness?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9LL.
- Is Whiteness free to visit?
- Yes, Whiteness is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whiteness?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9LL. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.