Stornoway
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Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Area | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
Population | 4,800 (2022)[1] |
• Density | 1,519/km2 (3,930/sq mi) |
Demonym | Steòrnabhach, Stornowegian |
Language | English Scottish Gaelic |
OS grid reference | NB426340 |
• Edinburgh | 197 mi (317 km) |
• London | 525 mi (845 km) |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STORNOWAY |
Postcode district | HS1 |
Dialling code | 01851 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Stornoway (/ˈstɔːrnəweɪ/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh [ˈʃtʲɔːrˠn̪ˠəvaɣ]; Scots: Stornowa) is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
The town's population is around 6,953,[2] making it the third-largest island town in Scotland after Kirkwall in Orkney and Lerwick in Shetland. The historical civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages, has a combined population of just over 10,000.[3][4] The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) measures population in a different area: the Stornoway settlement area, Laxdale, Sandwick and Newmarket; in 2019, the estimated population for this area was 6,953.[2]
Stornoway is an important port and the administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Until relatively recently, observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday) has been associated with Hebridean culture. Recent changes[5][6] mean that Sundays[7] on Lewis now more closely resemble those in most parts of the Southern Isles, i.e. Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, and Vatersay, and on mainland Scotland.
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