Tingwall is a coastal island parish, which lies in Shetland Council Area, some 6 miles (9 km) northwest of Lerwick and 13 miles (21 km) south of Brae in Shetland and includes 11 other small offshore islands.
It is located in the old county of Shetland, which disappeared following the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1974.
The parish has an area of 118.9 sq. km (45.9 sq. miles). Tingwall has 4 neighbouring parishes; namely Delting, Lerwick, Nesting and Sandsting.