Skelmorlie Parish Church
Skelmorlie Parish Church is a church in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Skelmorlie Parish Church is situated nearby to Wemyss Bay railway station, as well as near the motorhome stopover Wemyss Bay Holiday Park.Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Skelmorlie & Wemyss Bay Parish Church”, “Skelmorlie Parish Church, Skelmorlie”, and “Skelmorlie, Skelmorlie Parish Church”
- Postal code: PA17 5DY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wemyss Bay railway station and Inverkip railway station.
Wemyss Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line, about 26 miles west of Glasgow Central. Wemyss Bay railway station is situated 1,500 feet north of Skelmorlie Parish Church.
Inverkip railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles west of Glasgow Central. Inverkip railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Skelmorlie Parish Church.
Inverkip power station
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkip power station was an oil-fired power station on the Inverclyde coast, Firth of Clyde, west coast of Scotland. It was closer to Wemyss Bay than Inverkip, and dominated the local area with its 236 m chimney, the third tallest chimney in the United Kingdom and Scotland's tallest free-standing structure. Inverkip power station is situated 2 miles north of Skelmorlie Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay.
Skelmorlie
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire in the southwest of Scotland. Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde, and has a PA zone postcode unlike the rest of Ayrshire which is in the KA zone.
Wemyss Bay
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire.
Inverkip
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkip is a village in Inverclyde, the western part of Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, best known for its large marina. In 2022 its population was 3500.
Skelmorlie Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87221° or 55° 52′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.88994° or 4° 53′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C7QV4C6+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 808481265OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q15128634
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In Other Languages
“Skelmorlie Parish Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Skelmorlie Parish Church”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wemyss Bay Holiday Park and Skelmorlie Golf Club.
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