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Stornoway

Stornoway ( ; 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, 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. 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. 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 mean that Sundays 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.

Distance between:

London to Stornoway 527 Miles / 848 Kms
Liverpool to Stornoway 358 Miles / 577 Kms

Postal Code HS1 2QH



church Nearby

Stornoway Free Church

museum Nearby

Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean

tourist attraction Nearby

The Hebridean Way End Point
Lewis Loom Centre
Woodlands Centre
Harris Tweed Authority
Calanais Standing Stones
Lews Castle
An Lanntair
Stornoway Port Authority