Mid Yell
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
| Shetland Settlements | |
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| Name: | Mid Yell |
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| UK Grid Reference: | HU513910 |
| Distance from Lerwick by road: | 40 miles plus 1 ferry |
| Community Council: | Yell |
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Mid Yell is the largest settlement on the island of Yell and a historical centre of trade.
In the 19th C., it was the home of the renowned scholar Laurence Williamson and in the 20th C., to the poet and critic William J. Tait. It was also the home of Jake Davis, the alleged hacker.
Robert L. Johnson, archivist, has published a scholarly work: A Shetland Country Merchant: being an account of the life and times of James Williamson of Mid Yell, 1800-1872, Shetland Publishing Company, 1979.
Amenities
- Mid Yell Junior High School
- Mid Yell Leisure Centre
- Mid Yell Marina
Businesses
- Hilltop Bar
- Island Oysters
- Tulloch of Shetland Ltd, Linkshouse stores, shop and post office.
- Victor Jamieson Ltd., Plant Hire & Haulage
- Norwind Guest House
