Whiteness, Shetland

Whiteness
Whiteness Voe
Whiteness
Whiteness shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU386443
Civil parish	Tingwall
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01595
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60°10′55″N 1°18′14″W / 60.182°N 1.304°W / 60.182; -1.304Coordinates: 60°10′55″N 1°18′14″W / 60.182°N 1.304°W / 60.182; -1.304

Whiteness (Old Norse: Hvitanes, white headland) is a village in Tingwall Parish, Shetland Islands, on Mainland. It is also an ancient civil parish that was merged with Tingwall in 1891.

The village lies seven miles north north west of Lerwick. The parish is now merged with Tingwall. The village has a Methodist church located in South Whiteness and Whiteness Primary School faces Whitedale F.C.'s Football Pitch, Strom. The Whiteness hall is directly next to the primary school.

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

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