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Distance Info | Green Circle = 10 Minutes Walk (800 metres) |
Victoria Street is a street located in Stromness. The street has a length of approximately 314 metres.
Victoria Street 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.
Victoria Street has the postcodes of KW16 3BU, KW16 3BS, KW16 3BB and KW16 3AA.
Victoria Street is located within the county of Orkney, situated in the (pseudo) Scotland region of the UK. It's 531.07 miles North from central London., 108.13 miles North from Inverness, 133.35 miles North from Aberdeen and 173.66 miles North from Dundee.
Victoria Street is within the Post Town of STROMNESS
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 |
Victoria Street | |
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Latitude | 58.963743 |
Longitude | -3.294232 |
OS Easting (X): | 325575 |
OS Northing (Y): | 1009181 |
OS Grid Reference: | HY256092 |
Neighbourhood Policing |
Police Force: Scotland |
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Victoria Street is located within the local authority area of Orkney Islands Council which is a Scottish unitary authority.
Victoria Street is in an unparished area.
Victoria Street is located within the ward of Stromness and South Isles.
Victoria Street is located within the ceremonial county of Orkney.
Victoria Street is located within the constituency of Orkney and Shetland.
Victoria Street is located within the historic nation of Scotland.
Victoria Street is not in a County Council area.
Victoria Street is located within the Scotland Police area.
Street | Junction Type |
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Dundas Street (A965) | pseudo node |
Church Road | junction |
Ferry Road (A965) | junction |
John Street | pseudo node |
Sunrise | 04:49 |
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Sunset | 21:29 |
Observed at Weather Station: | Kirkwall 9 May 2024 at 23:00 (14.06 miles away) |
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Current Weather: | Drizzle |
Temperature and Humidity: | 9.7°C (99.3%) |
Wind Direction and Speed: | S (9 mph) |
ONS Area Code | S00126004 & S00126005 |
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ONS Area Name | Self-Sufficient Retirement |
LSOA Code: | S01011805 |
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LSOA Name: | Stromness &Sandwick and Stenness - 02 |
SOA Code: | 5e |
SOA Name: | |
MSOA Code: | S02002213 |
MSOA Name: | Stromness &Sandwick and Stenness |
Tesco Kirkwall Superstore |
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18 Pickaquoy Rd, Kirkwall, KW15 1RP |
0345 026 9658 |
Distance: 11.7 Miles |
Directions from Victoria Street to Tesco Kirkwall Superstore |
Tesco Thurso Superstore |
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Millbank Rd, Thurso, KW14 8PS |
0345 671 9360 |
Distance: 27.01 Miles |
Directions from Victoria Street to Tesco Thurso Superstore |
Area Code |
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Area Code: 01856 - Orkney |
Speed | Average Speed | Median Speed | Maximum Speed | Next-generation access (NGA) | Number of Connections |
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Greater than 2 Mbps | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | N | 17 |
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 |
Details for the MP Alistair Carmichael on theyworkforyou.com |
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: Stromness and South Isles Ward |
Ceremonial County: Orkney |
Address: Stromness Academy, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JS
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: 01856 850660
Address: Stromness Primary School, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JS
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: 01856 850544
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 | 0.19 Km | View Directions |
Address: JOHN STREET, STROMNESS, ORKNEY ISLANDS, KW16 3AD
Distance: 0.12 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 850205
Address: VETQUOY ROAD, DOUNBY, ORKNEY, KW17 2HH
Distance: 7.49 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 771209
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 11.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 888240
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 11.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 872388
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 11.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 888066
Address: THE BALFOUR, FORELAND ROAD, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, KW15 1NZ
Distance: 11.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01856 888022
Name | Address | Postcode | Telephone | Map | Distance in Km |
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W H B Sutherland | Victoria St, Stromness | KW16 3BS | 01856 850338 | View Directions | |
NorsePharm Ltd | Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Orkney, | KW17 2HT | 01856 771550 | View Directions |