Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Norwick, former parish, Unst (Shetland)
Grid reference
HP 651 141 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
465100 121410
Latitude
60.80520382610077
Longitude
-0.8035141086531782
County
Shetland
Nearby places
St John's Church, Norwick, Unst (0 miles)
Little Cross Geo, Unst (1.24 miles)
Muckle Cross Geo, Unst (1.24 miles)
Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland) (1.24 miles)
Cross Geo, Unst (1.3 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains St John's Church, Norwick, Unst
Parish details
Norwick now part of Unst UNS
Parish TLA
NWX
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Norwick
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Norwick
Place
Norwick, former parish, Unst (Shetland)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No