Sandwick, Lewis

Human settlement in Scotland

Sandwick

Location within the Outer Hebrides

Population870 (2020)^[1]LanguageScottish Gaelic
EnglishOS grid referenceNB441323Civil parish

Stornoway

Council area

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Lieutenancy area

Western Isles

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSTORNOWAYPostcode districtHS1Dialling code01851PoliceScotlandFire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Scottish Parliament

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

List of places: UK; Scotland

58°12′22″N 6°21′18″W / 58.206°N 6.355°W / 58.206; -6.355

Sandwick (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndabhaig, IPA:[ˈs̪aun̴̪t̪əvɪkʲ]) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis and a quasi-suburb of Stornoway. Sandwick is situated within the parish of Stornoway.^[2]

Education

Sandwick is home to one of the three principal primary schools for the Stornoway area, Sandwickhill School.^[3]

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Lewis, Sandwickhill". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ "Sandwickhill Primary School - Eilean Siar (Western Isles)". Scottish Schools Online. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandwick, Isle of Lewis.

Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis
Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
"Lewis-with-Harris" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
Canmore - Sandwick, Cemetery site record
Canmore - Lewis, Sandwick site record