Sodom, Shetland Explained

Country:Scotland
Coordinates:60.342°N -1.013°W
Official Name:Sodom
Local Name:Sudheim
Population:100
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode District:ZE2
Postcode Area:ZE
Dial Code:01806
Os Grid Reference:HU547623

Sodom (known locally as Sudheim) is a settlement on Whalsay, Shetland.[1] The name is a corruption of the Old Norse Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.

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  1. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Sodom,+Shetland Google maps entry for Sodom, Shetland