Whiteness, Shetland

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Whiteness (Old Norse: Hvitanes, meaning "white headland") is a hamlet and parish in the Shetland Islands, on Mainland. The hamlet lies seven miles north north west of Lerwick. The parish is now merged with Tingwall.

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This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone

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