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Loons Road is a street located in Scarwell and Kirbuster. The street has a length of approximately 2,794 metres.
Loons Road is located within the Orkney Islands Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the (pseudo) Scotland region of the UK.
Loons Road is located within the county of Orkney, situated in the (pseudo) Scotland region of the UK. It's 540.27 miles North from central London., 117.04 miles North from Inverness, 142.36 miles North from Aberdeen and 183.11 miles North from Dundee.
28th April 2024
I am trying to find out why the lane is named Swing Swang?
It has been known known this since at least 1905 when hedge making contents used to be held here.
Swing Swang is often used to describe a fairground ride. I remember Swing Boats. Were they a bit like this or is Swing Swang another name for swings?
Swing Swangs are also mentioned in connection to orchards. Or were orchards just good places to have swings?
15th April 2024
I wondered if anyone has any old pictures of Wenning Bank House in the 1940’s and also Lane Side before of the same era .. we visited today with my Mum in law as she used to live at both these properties. Also any photos of the schools around that time .. thank you.
Can You Help?15th April 2024
Why is the road called Napps Way (belonging to Napp, but minus an
apostrophe as is usual with such nomenclature)? Moreover, who or
what is, or was, “Napp” in the respective, possessive case?
Several years ago, I met an elderly man (probably in his late-eighties)
who lives on Bentham Drive, Liverpool 16, and during a conversation
with him whilst in a Northwest Passenger Transport Ambulance on the
way to the former RLUH (Royal Liverpool University Hospital), he told
me that he could remember (when he was a boy, living in Childwall,
Liverpool 16) that, “Where Napps Way is now, during WW2, there was
a two-man gun emplacement on the, then, open land to protect the
railway line passing over Childwall Valley Road - next to the railway
bridge - when suddenly, as they were loading a live “shell” into the gun’s
breach, the aforementioned “shell” accidentally exploded in the gun’s
breach killing both of the two soldiers, that had been manning the gun,
instantly! (Very sad, of course, but could - perhaps - two ghosts relating
to those two, very unfortunately and prematurely-killed soldiers have
haunted that place of their deaths ever since - and have any residents
of Napps Way - formerly and in its latest incarnation - seen two, WW2
(uniformed) soldiers unexpectedly appear in or near their homes?)
Name | Address | Website |
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J.E.P Robertson & Son | 26 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney,KW16 3AA | Visit Website |
Loons Road | |
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Latitude | 59.100350 |
Longitude | -3.301659 |
OS Easting (X): | 325444 |
OS Northing (Y): | 1024397 |
OS Grid Reference: | HY254244 |
Neighbourhood Policing |
Police Force: Scotland |
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Loons Road is located within the local authority area of Orkney Islands Council which is a Scottish unitary authority.
Loons Road is in an unparished area.
Loons Road is located within the ward of West Mainland.
Loons Road is located within the ceremonial county of Orkney.
Loons Road is located within the constituency of Orkney and Shetland.
Loons Road is located within the historic nation of Scotland.
Loons Road is not in a County Council area.
Loons Road is located within the Scotland Police area.
Street | Junction Type |
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Sunrise | 04:58 |
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Sunset | 21:21 |
Observed at Weather Station: | Kirkwall 6 May 2024 at 14:00 (17.50 miles away) |
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Current Weather: | Overcast |
Temperature and Humidity: | 11.5°C (89.2%) |
Wind Direction and Speed: | W (13 mph) |
ONS Area Code | S00125977 |
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ONS Area Name | Rural Workers and Families |
LSOA Code: | S01011811 |
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LSOA Name: | West Mainland - 04 |
SOA Code: | 2c |
SOA Name: | |
MSOA Code: | S02002214 |
MSOA Name: | West Mainland |
Tesco Kirkwall Superstore |
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18 Pickaquoy Rd, Kirkwall, KW15 1RP |
0345 026 9658 |
Distance: 14.49 Miles |
Directions from Loons Road to Tesco Kirkwall Superstore |
Area Code |
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Area Code: 01856 - Orkney |
Local Council Details |
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Within the area of Orkney Islands |
Visit the Council's Website |
School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney &KW15 1NY |
Send email |
Telephone Number: 01856 873 535 |
Local Member of Parliament |
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Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Orkney and Shetland |
The Member of Parliament is Alistair Carmichael |
Details for the MP Alistair Carmichael on parliament.uk |
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In the 2019 General Election Alistair Carmichael won with a majority of 2,507 the result was LD hold. The total electorate was 34,211 |
Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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Ward: West Mainland Ward |
Ceremonial County: Orkney |
Name | Address | Postcode | Distance | Map |
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Name | Address | Postcode | Distance | Map |
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ORKNEY DENTAL | 22 John Street, Stromness | KW163AD | 15.08 Km | View Directions |
Address: VETQUOY ROAD, DOUNBY, ORKNEY, KW17 2HH
Distance: 3.38 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 771209
Address: JOHN STREET, STROMNESS, ORKNEY ISLANDS, KW16 3AD
Distance: 9.38 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 850205
Address: ROUSAY, ORKNEY, ORKNEY, KW17 2PU
Distance: 11.36 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 821265
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 14.81 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 888240
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 14.81 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 872388
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 14.81 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 888066
Name | Address | Postcode | Telephone | Map | Distance in Km |
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NorsePharm Ltd | Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Orkney, | KW17 2HT | 01856 771550 | View Directions | |
W H B Sutherland | Victoria St, Stromness | KW16 3BS | 01856 850338 | View Directions |