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Sodom, Shetland

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Population
  
100

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
SHETLAND

Dialling code
  
01806

Civil parish
  
Nesting, Shetland

Scottish parliament
  
Shetland

OS grid reference
  
HU547623

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
ZE2

Council area
  
Shetland

Lieutenancy area
  
Shetland

UK parliament constituency
  
Orkney and Shetland

Sodom, Shetland

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 31 km/h, 99% Humidity

Sodom (known locally as Sudheim) is a settlement on Whalsay, Shetland. The name is a corruption of the Old Norse Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.

References

Sodom, Shetland Wikipedia


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