Lewis - Sites of Historical Interest: Encyclopedia II - Lewis - Parishes and Districts of LewisThere are four parishes: Barvas (Barabhas), Lochs (Na Lochan), Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh), and Uig (Uig)) on which the original civil registration districts were based. The district of Carloway (Càrlabhagh) (after the village of that name) which hitherto had fallen partly within the parishes of Lochs and Uig, became a separate civil registration district in 1859. The districts of Lewis are Ness (Nis), Carloway (Càrlabhagh), Back (Am Bac), Lochs (Na Lochan), Park (Am Pairc), Point (An Rubha), Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh) itself, and Uig (Uig). ...
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