Vangshylla is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwest end of the Inderøya peninsula in the Utøy area, surrounded on two sides by the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits at the southern end of the Skarnsund strait. Until 1991, when the Skarnsund Bridge opened, Vangshylla served as a ferry and fishing port. Since 1964, it was served by the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry. It has since been converted into a marina and tourist center with rental accommodation for fishing in Skarnsund. History Vangshylla was originally a croft under the farm Vang vestre. The first written records of Vang date from Archbishop Aslak Bolt's estate records from 1430, where Vang was split in three farms. The word "vang" means a plain with grass, while "hylla" refers to a shelf, with Vangshylla being located on a shelf below the other Vang-farms. Vang vestre was first known as Ytra Vang. The first records of Vangshylla being a croft were made in 1661, when it was registered to be leased by a fisher or ferryman. The croft was bought by Soldier Svein Jakobsen Flakkenberg in 1790, and became registered as a farm. Vangshylla is located on southwestern end of Inderøya, and is the closest point to the outer parts of Trondheimsfjord, including Trondheim, as well as to the neighboring villages of Mosvik and Ytterøy. The farmer at Vangshylla operated a ferry service to these communities. The first recorded service was when the minister Jakob Jørgensen Wesseltoft in 1732 fled Inderøy by being rowed to Trondheim. At the time there was no road connection to the other parts of Inderøy. The good fishing in Skarnsundet contributed to creating a landing site for fishers. Larger vessels had to anchor and boats used to reach them. A road from Kvam to Vangshylla was built during the 19th century. The first steamships in regular service up Trondheimsfjord started in 1856. Vangshylla was established as a stop, and the farm-owner Gotvard Hovd was hired to run the port. There were no suitable docks for the ships to land at, so boats were used to freight passengers and cargo out to the ships. Hovd later started a post office. In 1905, Thomas Næss established a general store adjacent to the docks, selling products delivered by ship. During the first decades of the 20th century, Georg Volset operated a motor boat from Vangshylla. The