Sandwick, Lewis
Sandwick
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Shingle Beach, Sandwick | |
Sandwick Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Population | 870 (2020)[1] |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB441323 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STORNOWAY |
| Postcode district | HS1 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Sandwickhill (Site no. NB43SW 213)". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "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
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
- A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Sandwick (Site no. NB43SW 259)".
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Sandwick (Site no. NB43SW 7)".