Farm Names in Vesterålen, Norway

This page contains information about the main farm names in Vesterålen, Nordland county in Norway. There are several tables: - The first table shows the administrative units in Vesterålen,
- five other tables, one for each "kommune", show all the main farm names.
You should take a look at these pages before you use the tables:

1. To find out what "main farms" are, click here.
2. You'll find information about the relationship between farm names and surnames here.
3. You can read about the administrative units called "kommuner" by clicking here.
4. There are also maps showing all municipalities ("kommuner") in Norway. Look for the Vesterålen region in Nordland county.

First of all a table showing the connection between "kommuner" and parishes in Vesterålen:

"Kommuner"	Parishes	Notes
Andøy	Andenes, Dverberg and Bjørnskinn	1)
Bø	Bø and Malnes	2)
Hadsel	Hadsel and Eidsfjord	3)
Sortland	Sortland	4)
Øksnes	Øksnes and Langenes	5)

Notes about name and border changes:
1) Andøy kommune was called Dverberg before 1924. In 1924 Dverberg was split into three "kommuner" - Andenes, Dverberg and Bjørnskinn. They were united again in 1964, and then the name was changed to Andøy.
2) Farm numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Øksnes were transferred to Bø in 1964.
3) Many farms in Eidsfjord (farm numbers from 85 to 96 in Hadsel) were transferred to Sortland in 1964.
4) Sortland got Eidsfjord from Hadsel in 1964 (see note 3).
5) In 1919 Øksnes kommune was split into Øksnes and Langenes kommuner. They were united again in 1964. Farm number 84 was transferred to Sortland the same year, the same year several farms were included in Bø kommune (see note 2).

In the next tables the "P" coloumn shows the parish, and the "N" coloumn contains the farm numbers. The abbreviations for parish names are listed for each table. The farms are numbered as they were in 1900, and the spellings from 1908 are used, with some minor corrections. You can jump directly to each "kommune" by clicking on it's name:

Andøy - Bø - Hadsel - Sortland - Øksnes

Farm names in Andøy

Parish abbreviations: A (Andenes), B (Bjørnskinn) and D (Dverberg)

P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name
B	1	Sandnes lille	B	16	Meby	D	31	Breivik
B	2	Sandnes store	B	17	Fornes	D	32	Åbergsjorda
B	3	Svindalen	B	18	Buksnesfjord	D	33	Middagsfjellet
B	4	Åknes	B	19	Buksnes	D	34	Nordmela
B	5	Haugen	B	20	Lovik	D	35	Skogvoll
B	6	Sørmela	D	21	Åse	D	36	Stave
B	7	Bø	D	22	Å	D	37	Høyvik
B	8	Nøss	D	23	Ånes	A	38	Otervik
B	9	Risøya	D	24	Svandalen	A	39	Bleik
B	10	Bjørnskinn	D	25	Sellevoll	A	40	Kleven
B	11	Tranes	D	26	Myre	A	41-59	Andenes
B	12	Nygård	D	27	Dverberg	A	60	Haugnes
B	13	Skjolde	D	28	Saura	A	61	Fiskenes
B	14	Gavlen	D	29	Kvalnes	A	62	Skarstein
B	15	Forfjord	D	30	Ramsa

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Farm names in Bø

Parish abbreviations: B (Bø) and M (Malnes)

P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name
B	1	Guvåg	B	23	Nakling	M	45	Gustad
B	2	Røsnes	B	24	Neset	M	46	Kvalvik
B	3	Haugsnes	B	25	Svinøya	M	47	Sandvik
B	4	Skorpa	B	26	Kleppelva	M	48	Nykvåg
B	5	Jørland	B	27	Gimstad	M	49	Nyke
B	6	Verhalsen	B	28	Fjærvoll	M	50	Hovden
B	7	Langmoa	B	29	Føre	M	51	Malnes
B	8	Auvåg	B	30	Forøya	M	52	Røshagen
B	9	Ringstad	B	31	Hole	M	53	Godvik
B	10	Pollen	B	32	Lynghaugen	M	54	Utskor
B	11	Ramberg	B	33	Fagerhaugen	M	55	Jenn
B	12	Snarset	B	34	Vea	M	56	Selvåg
B	13	Lokkøya	B	35	Børge	M	57	Grimstad
B	14	Bø	B	36	Øyjorda	M	58	Bøen
B	15	Mårsund	B	37	Straume	M	59	Sund
B	16	Steinsvik	B	38	Vikan	M	60	Reinshaugen
B	17	Steine	B	39	Søberg	M	61	Oksebøl (Haugen)
B	18	Skagen	B	40	Skårvågen	M	62	Asterset
B	19	Vinje	M	41	Åsan	M	63	Rottesnes
B	20	Litløya	M	42	Spjelkvåg	M	64	Gåsland
B	21	Skjæringstad	M	43	Husvåg	M	65	Rise
B	22	Vågen	M	44	Skålbrekka	M	66	Eidet

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Farm names in Hadsel

Parish abbreviations: H (Hadsel) and E (Eidsfjord)

P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name
H	1	Kvitnes	H	35	Sommerhus	H	69	Breivik ytre
H	2	Hennes nedre	H	36	Sand	H	70	Vatndal
H	3	Hennes øvre	H	37	Grunnfør	H	71	Varvik ytre
H	4	Kaldjorda	H	38	Grunnførfjord	H	72	Varvik indre
H	5	Lonkan	H	39	Røyrvik	H	73	Kalsnes
H	6	Helgenes	H	40	Kongsteigan	H	74	Vik
H	7	Sommerset	H	41	Teigan	H	75	Holmsnes
H	8	Ingelsfjord	H	42	Dalen	H	76	Sandnes
H	9	Neset	H	43	Jerpvoll	H	77	Hov
H	10	Storå	H	44	Finnseter	H	78	Rå
H	11	Steinbakken	H	45	Taen	H	79	Bitterstad
H	12	Tengelfjord	H	46	Utbjør	H	80	Marken
H	13	Raften	H	47	Hokland	H	81	Skagen
H	14	Brubrekken	H	48	Ånstad ytre	H	82	Haukenes
H	15	Tennstrand	H	49	Ånstad indre	H	83	Grytting
H	16	Finnkirka	H	50	Ångstad	H	84	Jerstad
H	17	Brakset	H	51	Haug	E	85	Helfjord
H	18	Ulvøya	H	52	Melbu	E	86	Melfjord
H	19	Svartsund	H	53	Gullstad	E	87	Solum
H	20	Fallet	H	54	Husby	E	88	Grytting
H	21	Hanøya	H	55	Ekkern	E	89	Valsnes
H	22	Brottøya	H	56	Vassvik	E	90	Frøskeland
H	23	Myrland	H	57	Innbjør	E	91	Holmstad
H	24	Falkfjorden	H	58	Steilo	E	92	Valfjord
H	25	Holdøya	H	59	Lekang øvre	E	93	Oshaugen
H	26	Sløveren	H	60	Lekang nedre	E	94	Sildpollen
H	27	Higrav	H	61	Klakk	E	95	Strømfjordvik
H	28	Budalen	H	62	Hadsel	E	96	Strømfjord
H	29	Bretvik	H	63	Hadsel	E	97	Slottnes
H	30	Årnøya	H	64	Børøya	E	98	Grønning
H	31	Fiskebøl	H	65	Stokkmarka	E	99	Kjørstad
H	32	Strønstad	H	66	Bervik	E	100	Moen
H	33	Selloter	H	67	Flatset	E	101	Kvalsøya
H	34	Morfjord	H	68	Breivik indre	E	102	Fleines

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Farm names in Sortland

Parish abbreviations: S (Sortland)

P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name
S	1	Strand	S	12	Holand	S	23	Nevernes
S	2	Osvoll	S	13	Bø	S	24	Bogen
S	3	Kjerringnes	S	14	Steiro	S	25	Bremnes
S	4	Sigerfjord	S	15	Sortland	S	26	Roksøya
S	5	Ridderset	S	16	Ånstad	S	27	Stamnes
S	6	Spjutvik	S	17	Bygd	S	28	Reinsnes
S	7	Brokløysa	S	18	Sandstrand	S	29	Liland
S	8	Blokken	S	19	Jennestad	S	30	Hognfjord
S	9	Rødsand	S	20	Breivik	S	31	Kvalsaukan
S	10	Rise lille	S	21	Vik	S	32	Kringelen
S	11	Rise store	S	22	Gåsbøl

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Farm names in Øksnes

Parish abbreviations: Ø (Øksnes) and L (Langenes)

P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name	P	N	Farm name
Ø	1	Sund	Ø	29	Sigerland	Ø	57	Elvenes
Ø	2	Sunderøya	Ø	30	Seljeholet	Ø	58	Steinland
Ø	3	Andsletten	Ø	31	Dungan	Ø	59	Bollvåg
Ø	4	Møkland	Ø	32	Skjerfjord	Ø	60	Lønnskog
Ø	5	Kråkberget	Ø	33	Ramsvik indre	Ø	61	Staven
Ø	6	Sommerland	Ø	34	Sandset	Ø	62	Myre øvre
Ø	7	Sør-Rygge	Ø	35	Torset	Ø	63	Myre nedre
Ø	8	Nord-Rygge	Ø	36	Langøya	Ø	64	Sommarøya
Ø	9	Skålebøl	Ø	37	Godvik	Ø	65	Myre
Ø	10	Nærøya	Ø	38	Dalen	Ø	66	Høydal
Ø	11	Finnvåg	Ø	39	Rota	Ø	67	Kroknes
Ø	12	Bakken	Ø	40	Breistrand	Ø	68	Gåsøya
Ø	13	Vinje	Ø	41	Tunstad	Ø	69	Vottestad
Ø	14	Jarbakken	Ø	42	Hjellsand	L	70	Nyksund
Ø	15	Ramsvik ytre	Ø	43	Sørsand	L	71	Enge
Ø	16	Lynghaugen	Ø	44	Våje	L	72	Stø
Ø	17	Djupeidet	Ø	45	Nordsand	L	73	Husjorda
Ø	18	Skipnes	Ø	46	Frivåg	L	74	Langenesværet
Ø	19	Tinden	Ø	47	Fjellgrimstad	L	75	Klo
Ø	20	Fagervoll	Ø	48	Tilset	L	76	Strengelvåg
Ø	21	Gudmundsvik	Ø	49	Øksnes	L	77	Gisløya
Ø	22	Bremvåg	Ø	50	Smines	L	78	Sørvågen
Ø	23	Børøya	Ø	51	Langstrand	L	79	Meløya
Ø	24	Bergseng	Ø	52	Kavåsen	L	80	Instøya
Ø	25	Austringen	Ø	53	Prestfjord (Finnjorda)	L	81	Alsvåg
Ø	26	Dyrøya	Ø	54	Naversbora	L	82	Lia
Ø	27	Barkestad	Ø	55	Hornet	L	83	Holmbakken
Ø	28	Grøtset	Ø	56	Gullvik	L	84	Holm

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