Old and Abbey Parish Church
Old and Abbey Parish Church is a church in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland which is located on West Abbey Street. Old and Abbey Parish Church is situated nearby to the ruins Abbot’s House, as well as near King William the Lion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: church.office@old-and-abbey-church.org.uk
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Address: West Abbey Street, Arbroath, DD11 1EQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbroath Abbey and St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath.
Arbroath Abbey
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Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. Arbroath Abbey is situated 470 feet northwest of Old and Abbey Parish Church.
St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath
Church
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St Andrew's Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland located in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. The church building was constructed in the late 1880s. St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath is situated 720 feet northwest of Old and Abbey Parish Church.
St John’s Methodist Church
Church
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St John's Methodist Church, on Ponderlaw Street, Arbroath, Scotland, was founded by John Wesley on 6 May 1772. The nave is octagonal and the church has been nicknamed Totum Kirkie from 'totum', an eight-sided spinning top, and 'kirk', the Scottish word for church. St John’s Methodist Church is situated 730 feet southeast of Old and Abbey Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arbroath and St Vigeans.
Arbroath
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Arbroath is a small fishing port in Angus in north-east Scotland, 16 miles from Dundee, and with a population of 23,500 in 2022. It's best known for its red sandstone abbey, its local fish specialty "Arbroath Smokies", and as the scene in 1320 of Scotland's first documented assertion of independence, the Declaration of Arbroath.
St Vigeans
Village
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St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath.
Elliot
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot. Elliot is situated 2 miles southwest of Old and Abbey Parish Church.
Old and Abbey Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.5615° or 56° 33′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.58152° or 2° 34′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C8VHC69+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 647720198OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotland
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