Govan Old Parish Church
Govan Old Parish Church is a former parish church serving Govan in Glasgow from the 5th or 6th century AD until 2007. In that year, the Church of Scotland united the two Govan congregations with Linthouse and established the parish church at Govan Cross, making Govan Old redundant.Photo: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Govan Old Parish Church, 866, 868 Govan Road, Glasgow”
- Address: Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Govan Stones and Govan Stone 02 (Hogback).
The Govan Stones
Museum
Photo: Joedkins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Govan Stones is an internationally important museum collection of early medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.
Govan Stone 02 (Hogback)
Historic site
Photo: Viking870, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Govan Stone 02 (Hogback) is a historic site.
The Pearce Institute
Community center
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pearce Institute is a community center, which is situated 360 feet south of Govan Old Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Govan and Partick.
Govan
Suburb
Photo: Njellis, Public domain.
Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.
Partick
Suburb
Photo: Kaihsu, Public domain.
Partick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park, and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow.
Govan Old Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8646° or 55° 51′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.313° or 4° 18′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7QVM7P+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 49859412OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q5588564
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In Other Languages
“Govan Old Parish Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Govan Old Parish Church”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Govan Stone 03 and Govan Stone 05.
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