The following parishes in Mainland (mentioned consecutively from north to south) are quoted in abbreviated form:
Nm. = Northmavine; N.Roe = North Roe (pronounced rø̄; the northern part of Northmavine and northern part of Nmn. — see below); Esh. = Eshaness on the west side of Northmavine (Nmw.). |
De. = Delting. | |||
L., Lunn. = Lunnasting. | |||
N. = Nesting. | |||
Ti. = Tingwall. | |||
Wd. = Weisdale. | |||
Ai. = Aithsting | collectively: “Wests.” = the Westside. | ||
St. = Sandsting | |||
Sa. = Sandness | |||
W. = Walls (pronounc. wāz) | |||
C., Conn. = Conningsburgh | collectively: S.Sh. (S.Shetl.) = South Shetland. | ||
Sw., Sandw. = Sandwick | |||
Du. = Dunrossness | |||
Easts. = the Eastside of Shetland. |
The following are names of small isles:
Sk. = Skerries (Out Skerries) | East of Mainland (north to south). | |||
Wh. = Whalsay | ||||
Br. = Bressay | ||||
M.Roe = Muckle Roe (West Delting: Dew.). | ||||
P. (Papa) St. = Papa Stour (pronounc. stūr) | west of Mainland, included under “Westside” (see above). | |||
Fo. = Foula (pronounc. fula) | ||||
W.Burra = West Burra Isle (Mw.-s.). | ||||
F.I. = Fair Isle. |
The “n, s, w, e” (half above the line) added to these abbreviated place-names mean: north, south, west, east. Un., Yn. thus = the northern part of Unst and Yell respectively. Nms., n. = the southern and northern part of Northmavine. Duw. = the western part of Dunrossness, etc.
Ub. = Burrafirth in Unst[1]. Uc. = Colvidale in Unst (Ue). Um. or Ubalt. = the middle part of Unst (the district of Baltasound). Umo = Mooness (Muness) in Unst (Us.-e.). Yb. = the neighbourhood of Bastavoe in Yell[2]. Ym. = Mid Yell. Yh. — the neighbourhood of “de Herra” in Yell. Feh. = the neighbourhood of “de Herra” in Fetlar. Fef. = Funzie in Fetlar (Fee.). Nmg. = Gunnister in the western part of Northmavine. Ml. = the district of Lerwick in Mainland (Me.). Mm. = the middle of Mainland. Dum. = the village Maywick in the parish of Sandwick in the north-western part of Dunrossness.
Uw. = the western part of Unst. Uwg. = the village of Westing in Unst. Yw. = the western part of Yell. Ywy. = the village of West-Yell.