Vidlin
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| Vidlin | |
  Vidlin shown within Scotland |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01806 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Vidlin (from Old Norse: Vaðill meaning a ford), is a small village located in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
It is at the head of Vidlin Voe, is the modern heart of the old parish of Lunnasting, which centred on the early church at Lunna.
The poet Rhoda Bulter's mother came from Skelberry in Lunnasting, and she herself lived there for two crucially formative years when young.
The Walls poet Christine de Luca has written a memoir and a series of poems about the branch of her family which hailed from Vidlin, on her father Alexander Pearson's side, entitled Dreams in Time's Ocean (2004).
[edit] Notable Vidlin Residents
- John I. Herculson General Merchant
- Jim Grains Builder, Crofter, Traditional Dancer
- Steven Robertson Actor
- Maxi Jamieson Fiddler, Crofter and Engineer
- Kenny Johnson Founder of Skyinbow - Producer of Electric Fiddles (Violins)
[edit] External links
- The Lunnasting History Group
- Undiscovered Scotland - Vidlin
- The Lunnasting Primary School in Vidlin
- Shetlopedia.com - Vidlin Pages
- Skyinbow Ltd
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This article incorporates text from the corresponding article on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License until September 14, 2007.
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