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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 1 - Parishes of Bressay, Lerwick, Tingwall, Burra, Quarff, Whiteness, Cunningsburgh and Gulberwick, OS1/31/1

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Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] William Murray Sapper R.E [Royal Engineers]

Brecks of Aith [note] Brekka, a slope, Eið, an isthmus

Aith [note] Eið, an isthmus a very freq. [frequent] name in Shetland

Leir Wick of Aith [note] Leir, clay; vik, bay
It is not certain that this is not named after the Town of Lerwick. It would be quite correct as that now adopted contrary to the Eið name, but as it has been Resubmitted, it must be allowed to pass. JB

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 1 - Parishes of Bressay, Lerwick, Tingwall, Burra, Quarff, Whiteness, Cunningsburgh and Gulberwick, OS1/31/1

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Bressay, Lerwick, Tingwall, Burra, Quarff, Whiteness, Cunningsburgh, and Gulberwick.

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Shetland, which is in the north of Scotland.

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