Yell, parish (Shetland)

Grid reference

HU 500 910 (vague location)

Six-figure easting & northing

450000 119100

Latitude

60.59989381565479

Longitude

-1.0868953079279546

Nearby places

Mid Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland) (0.87 miles)

St John's Church, Mid-Yell, Yell (Shetland) (0.87 miles)

South Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland) (6.59 miles)

St Magnus's Church, South Yell, Yell (Shetland) (6.59 miles)

Fetlar, parish (6.64 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Relationships with other parishes

Contains Mid Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland)

Contains North Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland)

Contains South Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland)

Relationships with other places

Contains St John's Church, Mid-Yell, Yell (Shetland)

Contains St Magnus's Church, South Yell, Yell (Shetland)

Contains St Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (Shetland)

Parish details

A single parish since before the Reformation. 'The ile of Yell ... neidis ane minister' (Asssumption 660) but it comprises three medieval parishes.

Parish TLA

YEL

County

Shetland

Medieval diocese

Orkney

Parish notes

Contains medieval parishes of Mid Yell (aka Reafirth), North Yell (aka Glupe) and South Yell (aka Hamnavoe)