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The following parishes in Mainland (mentioned consecutively from north to south) are quoted in abbreviated form:

⁠	Nm. = Northmavine; N.Roe = North Roe (pronounced rø̄; the northern part of Northmavine and northern part of Nmn. — see below); Esh. = Eshaness on the west side of Northmavine (Nmw.).

	De. = Delting.
	L., Lunn. = Lunnasting.
	N. = Nesting.
	Ti. = Tingwall.
	Wd. = Weisdale.
$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ai. = Aithsting	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	collectively: “Wests.” = the Westside.
	St. = Sandsting
$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Sa. = Sandness
	W. = Walls (pronounc. wāz)
	C., Conn. = Conningsburgh	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	collectively: S.Sh. (S.Shetl.) = South Shetland.
	Sw., Sandw. = Sandwick
	Du. = Dunrossness
	Easts. = the Eastside of Shetland.

 

The following are names of small isles:

⁠	Sk. = Skerries (Out Skerries)	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	East of Mainland (north to south).
	Wh. = Whalsay
	Br. = Bressay
	M.Roe = Muckle Roe (West Delting: Dew.).
	P. (Papa) St. = Papa Stour (pronounc. stūr)		$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	west of Mainland, included under “Westside” (see above).
	Fo. = Foula (pronounc. fula)
	W.Burra = West Burra Isle (Mw.-s.).
	F.I. = Fair Isle.

 

The ^{“n, s, w, e”} (half above the line) added to these abbreviated place-names mean: north, south, west, east. Uⁿ., Yⁿ. thus = the northern part of Unst and Yell respectively. Nm^{s., n}. = the southern and northern part of Northmavine. Du^w. = the western part of Dunrossness, etc.

U^b. = Burrafirth in Unst^[1]. U^c. = Colvidale in Unst (U^e). U^m. or U^balt. = the middle part of Unst (the district of Baltasound). U^mo = Mooness (Muness) in Unst (U^s.-e.). Y^b. = the neighbourhood of Bastavoe in Yell^[2]. Y^m. = Mid Yell. Y^h. — the neighbourhood of “de Herra” in Yell. Fe^h. = the neighbourhood of “de Herra” in Fetlar. Fe^f. = Funzie in Fetlar (Fe^e.). Nm^g. = Gunnister in the western part of Northmavine. M^l. = the district of Lerwick in Mainland (M^e.). M^m. = the middle of Mainland. Du^m. = the village Maywick in the parish of Sandwick in the north-western part of Dunrossness.

U^w. = the western part of Unst. U^wg. = the village of Westing in Unst. Y^w. = the western part of Yell. Y^wy. = the village of West-Yell.

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1. Part of Uⁿ., embracing: a) the villages Haroldswick (U^h.), Norwick and Skaw, b) Burrafirth.
2. Southern part of Yⁿ.