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Sandwick

//ˈsændwɪk// name

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  1. 1
    A number of places in Scotland:; A parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.
  2. 2
    A number of places in Scotland:; A village in south Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4323).
  3. 3
    A number of places in Scotland:; A location on Sand Wick, a bay on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HP6102).
  4. 4
    A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet on the isle of Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5461).
  5. 5
    A number of places in Scotland:; A village near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area (OS grid ref NB4432).
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  1. 6
    A hamlet in Martindale parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4219).
  2. 7
    A community in the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

For Scottish places, from Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + vik (“inlet, bay”)

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