OS1/31/20/1

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Shetland OS Name Books, 1877-1878
  4. Shetland, Volume 20
  5. OS1/31/20/1
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Sandness Sandness J Scott Smith Esq Sherriff Clerk, Lerwick
Imp [imperial] Gazetteer of Scotland
Stat a/c [Satatistical account] of Scotland
North Sea Pilot		 034 ; 035 ; 040 ; 041 A parish in the mainland of Shetland. It contains a district and post office Station of its own name. It lies to the west side of the mainland, and on the South Coast of St Magnus Bay. It is bounded on the South by Walls, on the east by Aithsting and on the west by the ocean.
There is no detached potrion of this Parish situated in any other Parish and there is no detached portion of any other Parish situated in this one It contains about 9977 Statute Acres. It also comprehends the island of Papa Stour

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Phr [Parish] of Sandness -- Shetland

Sandness [note] Written on the body of Sheet 41

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Sandsting Parish, Shetland County, Walls And Flotta Parish, Walls And Sandness Parish

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Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xxxiv Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xxxiv
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xxxv Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xxxv
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xl Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xl
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xli Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Shetland, Sheet Xli