| Lerwick | |
  Lerwick shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 6830 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE1 |
| Dialling code | 01595 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
- For the aircraft, see Saro Lerwick
Lerwick is the only burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, found more than 100 miles (160 km) off the north coast of mainland Great Britain. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Lerwick postcode area, is a group of postal districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. The Northern Constabulary (Poileas a' Chinn a Tuath is the Police force responsible for Northern Scotland, covering the council areas of The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (previously Highland and Islands Fire Brigade ( Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheisean Smàlaidh na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean SASDivmap copyjpg|right|200px]] Helimed5jpg|thumb|right|EC-135 G-SASA "Helimed 5" based at Glasgow City Heliport]] The Scottish Ambulance Service ( Scottish Scotland constitutes a single Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Shetland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Lerwick has a population (2001) of approximately 6,830 residents [1] and is by far the northernmost town in Scotland, as well as in the entirety of the United Kingdom. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lerwick is about 210 miles from Aberdeen and 230 miles from both Bergen in Norway and Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Tórshavn (ˈtʰɔuʂhaun is the Capital of the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse
Lerwick lies on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. Mainland is the main Island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only Burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's It was founded in the seventeenth century as a herring and white fish seaport, and still thrives as a fishing and ferry port. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Herring are small Oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The harbour is also busy with vessels supporting the offshore oil industry. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit
Ferries from Lerwick sail to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Aberdeen, Fair Isle, Out Skerries and Bressay. Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Fair Isle (from Old Norse Frjóey Scottish Gaelic Eileann nan Geansaidh is an island off Scotland, lying around halfway The Out Skerries are an Island group in Shetland, Scotland. They are sometimes called the Outer Skerries or just Skerries Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Lerwick is the focus of most events in Shetland, including the largest of the annual Up Helly-Aa fire festivals. Up Helly Aa refers to any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the Yule season Wheel of the Year is a Wiccan and Neopagan term for the annual cycle of the Earth 's Seasons It consists of eight festivals spaced at approximately Significant buildings in Lerwick include Fort Charlotte, Lerwick Town Hall, the Böd of Gremista and Clickimin Broch. Fort Charlotte in Lerwick, in the Shetland islands Scotland, was built by Robert Mylne under the orders of Charles II at the start The Böd of Gremista, in Lerwick, built around 1790 was the birthplace of Arthur Anderson, co - founder of The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Clickimin broch is a large and well preserved Broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland which contained a later wheelhouse
Local independent radio station SIBC broadcasts daily from Lerwick. SIBC (Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company is the local independent radio station in Shetland, UK. Shetland College, a constituent partner institution of the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) Millennium Institute, is also based in the town, offering degree-level education (amongst several other courses) to locals who unsurprisingly find it difficult to study further afield. The UHI Millennium Institute ( Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of 15 Colleges and Research institutions In the village of Scalloway, another UHI institution, the North Atlantic Fisheries College, offers courses with a marine bias. The next closest university-level institution is the University of Aberdeen, a twelve hour boat journey away. The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. The Gilbert Bain Hospital provides secondary care services to all of Shetland. The Gilbert Bain Hosptial is a Rural general hospital in the Burgh of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The term secondary care is a service provided by medical specialists who generally do not have first contact with Patients, for example Cardiologists, Urologists
Lerwick is a name with roots in Old Norse and its local descendant, Norn that was spoken in Shetland until the mid-19th century. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken on Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in The words Ler Wick mean Bay of Mud. The corresponding Norwegian name is Leirvik. Leirvik is a town and the Administrative centre of Stord municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Leir means Mud and vik means bay or inlet.
Lerwick has a friendship agreement with Måløy in Norway. is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county Norway.
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Churches
There are several churches in Lerwick, including:
- Adam Clarke Memorial Methodist Church (a congregation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain). The Methodist Church of Great Britain or British Methodist Church is the largest Wesleyan / Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations
- Assemblies of God.
- Baptist Church, Clairmont Place. [1]
- Congregational Church.
- Emmanuel Christian Fellowship.
- St. Columba's Church - one of three buildings of Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church (part of the Church of Scotland). Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church is the largest Church of Scotland congregation in the Shetland Islands, serving the Island's capital Lerwick and the surrounding The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. [2]
- St. Magnus Church, Greenfield Place (part of the Scottish Episcopal Church). The Scottish Episcopal Church (Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion, although it [3]
- St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church.
 Lerwick Harbour |
 View of Lerwick from Bressay |
 Commercial Street |
 Lerwick Town Hall |
 Lerwick from Fort Charlotte |
See also
- Leirvik - a harbour on the island of Stord in Norway
- Leirvík - a harbour on the island of Eysturoy, one of the Faroe Islands
- Smyril Line (international ferry service), but no longer serving Shetland after 2007
External links
- Shetlopedia.com - Lerwick Pages
- Listen to recordings of a speaker of Lerwick Scots
- Weir's Way visits Lerwick
- Shetland in Statistics, published by Shetland Islands Council 2006
References
- ^ "Shetland in Statistics",Shetland Islands Council, 30th Edition 2003
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