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WESTRAY [parish] Westray Johnstons Map of Orkney
Stat a/c of Scotland
Imfr. Gazetters of Scotland
Andersons Guide to the Highlands
Peace's County Directory
The Orkney & Shetland Guide Directory & Almanack
Phillips County atlas of Scotland

John A Bruce Esq. Sheriff Clerk of Orkney
The Orkneyinga Saga (1873)
Translation only In the original Saga probably Vestr-Ey
070; 071; 075; 076; 079; 080 Westray. a parish containing a post office station of its own name at the north-west extremity of the North Isles of Orkney. It comprehends the islands of Westray and Papa-Westray, together with Some adjacent islets of the kind Called holms. The parish is in the presbytery of North Isles and Synod of Orkney. There is no detached part of this parish locally situated within the boundary of any other, nor is there any detached part of any other, locally situated within the boundary of this one It contains about 15703 Statute Acres.

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