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North Leith Parish Church

North Leith Parish Church was a congregation of the Church of Scotland, within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. It served part of , formerly an independent burgh and since 1920 a part of the city of , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Description: church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, Madeira Street, North Leith Parish Church” and “North Leith Parish Church, Madeira Street, Edinburgh”
  • Address: 1a Madeira Place, Edinburgh, EH6 4AW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMY Britannia and Leith Library.

Museum
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. is situated 2,500 feet northeast of North Leith Parish Church.

Library
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is one of 's 28 freely-accessible libraries. It is a category B listed building. located in , in the northern part of the city, at the foot of Ferry Road shortly before it meets Great Junction Street and North Junction Street. is situated 630 feet east of North Leith Parish Church.

Theater building
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is a theatre located on Ferry Road in , . It opened in 1932 and ceased operation in 1988. is situated 520 feet east of North Leith Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonnington and Leith.

Quarter
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is a district of , the capital of . The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the , on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of .

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is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Suburb
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is a district in the capital city of Scotland, , which lies between and and is about 2 miles north of the city centre of Edinburgh, just north of the Victoria Park district.

North Leith Parish Church

Latitude
55.976° or 55° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.183° or 3° 10′ 59″ west
Inception
1816
Open location code
9C7RXRG8+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154328665
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­church_of_scotland
Wiki­data ID
Q11838984
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