Whiteness ( non, Hvitanes, white headland) is a village in Tingwall parish,

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, Scotland, on Mainland. It is also an ancient

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that was merged with Tingwall in 1891. The village lies seven miles north north west of

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. The parish is now merged with Tingwall. The village has a

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church located in South Whiteness and Whiteness Primary School faces Whitedale F.C.'s Football Pitch, Strom. The Whiteness hall is directly next to the primary school.

References

This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone

External links

Roll of Honour - Whiteness and Weisdale War Memorial
Villages in Mainland, Shetland Parishes of Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub