Sodom, Shetland
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For other uses, see Sodom (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 60°20′30″N 1°00′46″W / 60.3417°N 1.0128°W
| Sodom Sudheim |
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 SodomSudheim shown within Shetland |
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| Population | 100 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Sodom (known locally as Sudheim) is a settlement on Whalsay, Shetland.[1] The name is a corruption of the Old Norse Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Google maps entry for Sodom, Shetland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
Coordinates: 60°20′30″N 1°00′46″W / 60.3417°N 1.0128°W
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