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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Sandwick like this:
Sandwick.-- par., on W. coast of Pomona, Orkney, 11,827 ac., pop. 1198; P.O.; the church is 5 miles N. of Stromness.
Sandwick is now part of ORKNEY ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ORKNEY ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sandwick itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sandwick, in Orkney Islands and Orkney | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16684
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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