Delting

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Delting is a civil parish and community council area on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It includes the Sullom Voe oil terminal and its main settlements are Brae, Mossbank and Voe.[1]

Civil parish
  • Delting
Post townSHETLAND
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Delting
Lower Voe
Delting is located in Shetland
Delting
Delting
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU391685
Civil parish
  • Delting
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Shetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°23′59″N 1°17′24″W
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The parish, as described in 1882–1884, included the islands of Bigga (co-owned with the civil parish of Yell), Fishholm, Brother Isle, Little Roe, and Muckle Roe; of these only Muckle Roe was at that time inhabited. The landward area "varies in breadth from 3 to 6 miles, being much intersected by voes or arms of the sea".[2] Brae House, an early 1800s Shetland merchant's house and a B-rated building, is located in Delting.[3]

Sullom Voe, the location of the Sullom Voe oil terminal and Shetland Gas Plant is an inlet of the North Sea between the parishes of Delting and Northmavine.[4][5]

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