OS grid reference HU327532 Country Scotland Post town SHETLAND Local time Monday 5:56 AM Council area Shetland | Lieutenancy area Shetland Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district ZE2 Dialling code 01595 Civil parish Sandsting | |
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Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 road to Clousta, north of Bixter. The settlement is within the parish of Sandsting.
Map of Twatt, Shetland, UK
The settlement name originates from the Old Norse þveit, meaning 'small parcel of land'.
The name Twatt is similar to the common English expletive "Twat," (a vulgar word for vulva and also an insulting term meaning a weak or contemptible individual). For this reason, Twatt remains a source of amusement to people from outside the parish. Its name featured at no. 4 of the most vulgar sounding names in Rude Britain, along with its Orkney namesake.
References
Twatt, Shetland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA