Sumburgh, Shetland

Sumburgh
Sumburgh Hotel
Sumburgh Sumburgh shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU401092
Civil parish	Dunrossness
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE3
Dialling code	01950
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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Coordinates: 59°52′01″N 1°16′59″W / 59.867°N 1.283°W / 59.867; -1.283

Sumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh is located at the south end of Mainland on Sumburgh Head. Sumburgh Airport is just outside the village. There are about 100 people in Sumburgh. Jarlshof is situated to the west of Sumburgh, adjacent to Sumburgh Hotel. Sumburgh is within the parish of Dunrossness.^[1]

References

↑ "Details of Sumburgh". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

External links

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Undiscovered Scotland - Sumburgh

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