Toab is a village on the Orkney Mainland, situated in the East Mainland, off the A960 road, at the head of Deer Sound.

Toab
The former Toab shop and petrol station in 2011.
Toab is located in Orkney Islands
Toab
Toab
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY510069
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°55′23″N 2°50′06″W / 58.923°N 2.835°W / 58.923; -2.835

St Andrews Primary School is located in Toab, and serves the parishes of Holm, St Andrews, and Deerness. It is thought the name derives from the Norse word Tollhóp, meaning a place where visiting ships had to pay a toll.[1]

People from Toab are known as ‘Toaboggans’, although this term is almost never used.

Both the districts of Toab and nearby Tankerness are often mistakenly referred to as parishes, although they both come under the civil parish of St Andrews.


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References

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  1. ^ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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