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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHETLAND	Scottish County			1961 Census of Scotland, Table 23, 'Private Households by availability of certain Household Arrangements', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
16 May 1938	was reduced to enlarge	LERWICK Burgh
16 May 1966	was abolished to enlarge	LERWICK Burgh	Part of Gulberwick C.C.E.D. Area: 305 hectares.	1971 Census of Scotland, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of boundary (between 23rd April, 1961 and 25th April, 1971)', for 'County, local authority areas, civil parishes'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (Sheriff's Deliverance dated 8th June, 1965)
09 Oct 1967	was abolished to create	BURRA DoC	Area: 1288 hectares.	1971 Census of Scotland, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of boundary (between 23rd April, 1961 and 25th April, 1971)', for 'County, local authority areas, civil parishes'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The County of Zetland District Council Scheme, 1967)
09 Oct 1967	was abolished to create	GULBERWICK AND QUARFF DoC	Area: 2532 hectares.	1971 Census of Scotland, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of boundary (between 23rd April, 1961 and 25th April, 1971)', for 'County, local authority areas, civil parishes'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The County of Zetland District Council Scheme, 1967)

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