Sandwick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsændwɪk/

Proper noun

Sandwick

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.