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North Isles, the northern one of the three presbyteries of Orkney, comprehending the quoad civilia parishes of Shapinshay, Rousay and Egilshay, Stronsay, Cross and Burness, Lady, and Westray and Papa, with the quoad sacra parishes of Eday and North Ronaldshay. Pop. (1871) 9312, (1881) 9373, of whom 860 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: | "the northern one of the three presbyteries of Orkney" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney County |
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