Parkend, Lewis

Summary

Parkend (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann nam Buailtean) is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the Isle of Lewis, although like Melbost, it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of Stornoway, on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.[1] Parkend is within the parish of Stornoway.[2] Parkend is situated on the A866,[3] and the adjoining Holm Road allows access to the nearby Holm Village. The Parkend Industrial Estate[4] is adjacent to the small housing estate.[2][5]

Parkend
A view across a field to the Parkend Industrial Estate
Parkend is located in Outer Hebrides
Parkend
Parkend
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB449318
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTORNOWAY
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°12′07″N 6°20′28″W / 58.202°N 6.341°W / 58.202; -6.341

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Overview of Parkend". Scottish Places. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lewis, RAF Stornoway Airfield, Domestic Site". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE 20 MARCH 1992" (PDF). The Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Area Information for Parkend Industrial Estate, Sandwick, Isle Of Lewis, Scotland, HS2 0AN". Streetcheck. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Parkend - near Stornoway". Flickr. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

External links edit

  • Visitor's guide for the Island 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