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Toab, Shetland

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Toab
Toab, Virkie
Toab Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU387116
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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 59°53′20″N 1°18′25″W / 59.889°N 1.307°W / 59.889; -1.307

Toab is the southernmost village on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport. Toab is within the parish of Dunrossness.^[1]

The name Toab may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Shetland Place Names Project; Shetland Place Name Elements" (PDF). Shetland Amenity Trust. 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

This article incorporates text from the article ToabonShetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence until September 14, 2007.

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