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Brae
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For other uses, see Brae (disambiguation).
Brae (Old Norse: Breiðeið, meaning "the wide isthmus") is a village on the island of Mainland in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Brae | |
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![]() "Toy Town", Brae | |
Location within Shetland | |
Population | 750 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | HU359681 |
• Edinburgh | 314 mi (505 km) |
• London | 616 mi (991 km) |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01806 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
60.396°N 1.351°W / 60.396; -1.351 |
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- "Brae" is also the Lowland Scots language word for the slope or brow of a hill.