A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Olna Firth, a bay in Delting parish, Shetland, opening from the head of Roe Sound or the inner reach of St Magnus Bay, and penetrating 3 miles east-south-eastward to the village of Voe, which is 19 miles NNW of Lerwick. With a maximum width of ¾ mile, it has a serrated or tortuous outline; and is completely landlocked. The presbytery of Olnafirth, in the synod of Shetland, comprehends the quoad civilia parishes of Delting, Nesting, Northmaven, Sandsting, and Walls, the quoad sacra parish of Whalsay, and the chapelries of Olnafirth, Lunna, Ollaberry, and Sandness. Pop. (1871) 12, 528, (1881) 11, 513, of whom 2964 were communicants of the Church of Scotland in 1878.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a bay" (ADL Feature Type: "bays") |
| Administrative units: | Delting ScoP Shetland ScoCnty |
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