Sandwick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsændwɪk/

Proper noun

Sandwick

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