Aithsetter

Aithsetter
Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh
Aithsetter Aithsetter shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU440304
Civil parish	Dunrossness
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01950
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 60°03′25″N 1°12′29″W / 60.057°N 1.208°W / 60.057; -1.208

Aithsetter (Old Norse: Eiðseti, meaning "the farm at the isthmus") is a village on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. Aithsetter is in the parish of Dunrossness,^[1] towards the north end of the district of Cunningsburgh and formerly of that parish.^[2] It is nearly 10 miles from Lerwick.

References

↑ "Details of Aithsetter". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ "Overview of Aithsetter". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

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