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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Lerwick | Lerwick | Imp [Imperial] Gazatteer of Scotland Stat a/c [Statistical account] of Scotland Orkney & Shetland Directory Johnston's map of Shetland Ad [Admiralty] Chart Corries Shetland North Sea Pilot |
053 ; 056; 057 | A parish a little south of the Centre, and on the east Side of the mainland of Shetland. It Contains a post town of its own name & the Capital of Shetland It is bounded on the east by Bressay Sound & the German Ocean, on the South west by Gulberwick and on the North West by Tingwall. The parish is the Seat of a presbytery in the Synod of Shetland. There is no detached part of this parish locally Situated within the boundary of any other parish, nor is there any detached part of any other locally Situated within the boundary of this one. It Contains about 3158 acres. |
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