Toab, Orkney

Toab
The former Toab shop and petrol station in 2011.
Toab
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY510069
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Toab is a village on the Orkney Mainland, situated in the East Mainland, off the A960 road, at the head of Deer Sound.

St Andrews Primary School is located in Toab, and serves the parishes of Holm, St Andrews, and Deerness. It is believed the name derives from the Norse word Tollhóp, meaning a place where visiting ships had to pay a toll.[1]

People from Toab are known as ‘Toaboggans’, although this term is rarely used.

The districts of Toab and nearby Tankerness are often mistakenly referred to as parishes, though they both come under the civil parish of St Andrews.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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