Whiteness, Shetland
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Whiteness (Old Norse: Hvitanes, white headland) is a village and parish in the Shetland Islands, on Mainland.
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 the Whiteness Primary School faces Whitedale F.C.'s Football Pitch, Strom. The Whiteness hall is directly next to the primary school.
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This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
Coordinates: 60°10′55″N 1°18′14″W / 60.18194°N 1.30389°W
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