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Twatt, Shetland

Coordinates: 60°15′47″N 1°24′29″W / 60.263°N 1.408°W / 60.263; -1.408
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Twatt
Road sign pointing to Twatt
Twatt is located in Shetland
Twatt
Twatt
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU327532
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
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FireScottish
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60°15′47″N 1°24′29″W / 60.263°N 1.408°W / 60.263; -1.408

Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 road to Clousta, north of Bixter. The settlement is within the parish of Sandsting.[1]

The settlement name originates from the Old Norse þveit, meaning 'small parcel of land'. The Norse word commonly produces in England the place name element Thwaite.

The name Twatt is similar to the common English expletive "twat", a vulgar word for vulva and also an insulting term meaning a weak or contemptible individual. For this reason, Twatt remains a source of amusement to people from outside the parish. Its name featured at no. 4 of the most vulgar sounding names in Rude Britain, along with its Orkney namesake.

References

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  1. ^ "Details of Twatt". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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