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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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[Page] 112
Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] William Murray SRE [Sapper Royal Engineers]

Garth [note] Norse Garðr, a farm, house, or fields.

St Mary's Church [note] (" Bressay has 2 Churches one at the North End at
Gunielstay called St. Olla's Church, the other at the East side at Cullinsburgh
named St. Marie's Church, where the minister hath his manse"
Sir R Sibbald's description of Shetland 1711)

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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