Gulberwick is a village on
Mainland, southwest of
Lerwick
Lerwick ( or ; ; ) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom.
Centred ...
,
Shetland
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, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick.
Gulberwick Church is one of the three regular places of worship of the
Lerwick and Bressay Parish, the largest
Church of Scotland
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congregation
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*Church (congregation), a religious organization that meets in a particular location
*Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Catholic Church
*Religious congregation, a type of religious instit ...
in Shetland.
References
External links
Canmore - Neptunus: Gulber Wick, North Sea site record
Villages in Mainland, Shetland
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