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Shetland OS Name Books, 1877-1878
These volumes provide information on the place names found in the Shetland parishes of Aithsting, Bressay, Burra, Cunningsburgh, Delting, Dunrossness, Fetlar, Gulberwick, Lerwick, Lunnasting, Mid Yell, Nesting, North Yell, Northmaven, Northmavine, Quarff, Sandness, Sandsting, Sandwick, South Yell, Tingwall, Unst, Walls, Weisdale, Whalsey and Whiteness in 1877-1878. The columns of these ledgers include the place name, any variant name and spellings, map sheet numbers and descriptive remarks.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Shetland, Volume 01 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Bressay, Lerwick, Tingwall, Burra, Quarff, Whiteness, Cunningsburgh, and Gulberwick. |
| Shetland, Volume 02 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sandsting, and Aithsting, |
| Shetland, Volume 03 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sandsting, Aithsting, Northmavine, Nesting, Delting, South Yell, and Lunnasting. |
| Shetland, Volume 04 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Aithsting, and Sandsting. |
| Shetland, Volume 05 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Nesting, Aithsting, Weisdale, Tingwall, and Whiteness. |
| Shetland, Volume 06 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Lunnasting, and Delting. |
| Shetland, Volume 07 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Dunrossness, and Burra. |
| Shetland, Volume 08 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sandwick, and Burra. |
| Shetland, Volume 09 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunrossness. |
| Shetland, Volume 10 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dunrossness, and Sandwick. |
| Shetland, Volume 11 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunrossness. |
| Shetland, Volume 12 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Fetlar. |
| Shetland, Volume 13 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of North Yell, Mid Yell, South Yell, Fetlar, Delting, Northmaven, and Unst. |
| Shetland, Volume 14 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Bressay, Tingwall, Aithsting, Whiteness, and Burra. |
| Shetland, Volume 15 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Mid and South Yell. |
| Shetland, Volume 16 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Nesting, Tingwall, Weisdale, and Aithsting. |
| Shetland, Volume 17 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Northmaven, and Delting. |
| Shetland, Volume 18 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Northmaven. |
| Shetland, Volume 19 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of North Yell. |
| Shetland, Volume 20 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sandness, Sandsting, Walls, Aithsting. |
| Shetland, Volume 21 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Walls and Sandness. |
| Shetland, Volume 22 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Unst. |
| Shetland, Volume 23 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Unst. |
| Shetland, Volume 24 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Walls. |
| Shetland, Volume 25 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Whalsey, Nesting, and Lunnasting. |
| Shetland, Volume 26 | This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Whalsey. |