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Whome
Whome in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Whome 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
Whome, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. The B9046 on the outskirts of Whome adjoins to the B9045, leading down to the Flotta ferry terminal.
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Background
History
Much of Whome was developed during the 1970-1980s, built as council housing, however the settlement takes its name from the nearby centuries-old Whome Farm, the kiln and barn of which became a Category C listed building in 2002. It grew following the North Sea oil boom in the 1970s, and much of the social housing in Whome accommodated workers at the Flotta oil terminal during the 1980s. The main council housing estate in Whome is known as Burnside.
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- Coordinates
- 58.8300, -3.1000
Sources
- wikidata: Q116861384 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whome (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whome?
- Whome is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.8300°, -3.1000°.