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Twatt
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Road sign pointing to Twatt
Twatt is located in Orkney Islands
Twatt
Twatt
OS grid reference HY270242
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Council area
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ORKNEY
Postcode district KW17
Dialling code 01856
Police Northern
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Ambulance Scottish
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59°05′53″N 3°16′26″W / 59.098°N 3.274°W / 59.098; -3.274

Twatt is a small settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern),1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.

Etymology

Old wartime relics at Twatt aerodrome - geograph.org.uk - 520728
Remains at Twatt airfield
Twatt Church, Birsay, Orkney - geograph.org.uk - 52001
Twatt Church

The settlement name originates from the Old Norse þveit, meaning 'small parcel of land'. The Norse word commonly produces in England the place name element Thwaite.

Local services

A post office opened at Twatt on 1 November 1879. It closed on 10 April 2002.

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