Sandwick

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/ˈsændwɪk/

proper noun

A parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.

OriginOld Norse sandr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in Scotland:
    1. A parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.
    2. A village in south Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4323).
    3. A location on Sand Wick, a bay on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HP6102).
    4. A hamlet on the isle of Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5461).
    5. A village near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area (OS grid ref NB4432).
  2. A hamlet in Martindale parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4219).
  3. A community in the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Norsesandr“sand”
  2. EnglishSandwick

For Scottish places, from Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + vik (“inlet, bay”)

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APA

Sandwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandwick

MLA

“Sandwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandwick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sandwick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandwick.

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