Details of Kirkwall

Kirkwall

Classification and Statistics

Settlement Type: small town

Population (2001): 6206

(1991): 6469

(1981): 5995

(1971): 4617

(1961): 4315

(1951): 4348

(1901): 3660
(Parliamentary and Municipal Burgh)

(1881): 3923

(1871): 2265

(1861): 2444

(1841): 2205

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Text of Entry Updated: 27-MAY-2007

Location

Latitude: 58.9825°N Longitude: 2.9603°W

National Grid Reference: HY 449 110

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Related Entries

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( 13 Attractions, 1 Council Area, 1 Historical County, 35 Features, 23 Parishes, 12 People and 12 Settlements )
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Attractions:	Bishop's Palace, The Broch of Gurness Earl's Palace, The Highland Park Distillery Maes Howe Orkney Museum, The Orkney Wireless Museum	Rennibister Scapa Flow Distillery Scapa Flow Visitor Centre St Magnus' Cathedral Tankerness House Museum Wideford Hill
Council Area:	Orkney
Features:	Aiker Ness Berstane, Bay of Berstane, Taing of Car Ness Carness, Bay of Cuween Hill Damsay Deerness Eday Evie Firth, Bay of Grimbister, Holm of Hesta Head Holland, Head of Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal Inganess Bay Keelylang Hill Kirkwall Airport	Kirkwall Power Station Meil, Bay of Mull Head Northern Isles, The Od, Point of Orkney College Orkney Creamery Orkney Mainland Quanter Ness St Peter's Pool Swanbister Bay Tankerness, Loch of Thieves Holm Weyland, Bay of Wideford Reservoir Work, Bay of Work, Head of
Historical Counties:	Orkney
Parishes:	Birsay and Harray Cross and Burness Delting Eday Evie and Rendall Firth Holm Hoy and Graemsay Kirkwall and St Ola Lady Lerwick Orphir	Papa Westray Rousay and Egilsay Sandwick Shapinsay South Ronaldsay St Andrews and Deerness Stenness Stromness Stronsay Walls and Flotta Westray
People:	William Balfour Baikie Samuel Bough George Mackay Brown Sir Thomas Clouston Stanley Cursiter Joseph (Jo) Grimond (Baron Grimond of Firth)	Ernest Walker Marwick Dr. John Rae Robert Rendall Captain Eric Starling Dr (Robert) Douglas Strachan Prof. Thomas Stewart Traill
Settlements:	Birsay Cursiter Dounby Elwick Finstown Gorseness	Hatston Hollandstoun Lerwick Scapa St Mary's Tingwall

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