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Govan Old Parish Church

Govan Old Parish Church is a former parish church serving in 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.
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  • 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 Glasgow Rangers and Glenlee.

Stadium
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Ibrox Stadium is a on the south side of the in the area of , Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700. is situated 4,200 feet south of Govan Old Parish Church.

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is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at under that name in 1896 for owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella. is situated 1,100 feet east of Govan Old Parish Church.

Museum
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owned by Glasgow City Council is a major museum and art gallery in the area of , Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. is situated 1 mile east of Govan Old Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Govan and Partick.

Suburb
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is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest , Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the , opposite the mouth of the and the district of .

Suburb
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is an area of on the north bank of the , just across from . To the west lies , to the east and , and to the north , , , , areas which form part of the .

Govan Old Parish Church

Latitude
55.8646° or 55° 51′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.313° or 4° 18′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C7QVM7P+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49859412
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­church_of_scotland
Wiki­data ID
Q5588564
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“Govan Old Parish Church” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Govan Old Parish Church”. Photo: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.