Stornoway
Sign in to saveStornoway is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides, and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town and island capital
- UK place.official_name
- Stornoway
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Steòrnabhagh
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.population_demonym
- Steòrnabhach, Stornowegian
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 3.16
- UK place.language
- English
- UK place.language1
- Scottish Gaelic
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NB426340
- UK place.pushpin_map
- Scotland Lewis and Harris
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 197
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 525
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Western Isles
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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- History
- Economy
- Harbour and maritime industry
- Wind farm
- Climate
- Transport
- Education
- Sport
- Culture and media
- An Lanntair
- Broadcasting
- Stornoway Public Library
- Newspapers
- Stornoway Media Centre
- Food and drink
- Notable buildings
- Stornoway in popular media and culture
- Religion
- Notable people
- Areas of the town
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Stornoway is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides, 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.