Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead

Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead is a church in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead is situated nearby to the archaeological site Wanlockhead Beam Engine, as well as near Straitstep Lead Mine Shaft - Straitstep Vein.

Type: Church
Description: church building in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Wanlockhead Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miners Library and Wanlockhead Inn.

Miners Library

Library

Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miners Library is situated 1,100 feet east of Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead.

Wanlockhead Inn

Pub

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 670 feet east of Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead.

Leadhills railway station

Railway station

Photo: AHEMSLTD, CC BY 2.5.

Leadhills railway station was opened on 1 October 1901 as the intermediate stop on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway and served the lead mining area, farms and the village of Leadhills circa 5.5 miles WSW of Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire until 2 January 1939 for passengers and freight. Leadhills railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wanlockhead and Leadhills.

Wanlockhead

Village

Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands.

Leadhills

Village

Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead.

Elvanfoot

Village

Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water. The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair. Elvanfoot is situated 6 miles northeast of Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead.

Wanlockhead Church, Church Street, Wanlockhead

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.3988° or 55° 23′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.7845° or 3° 47′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C7R96X8+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 92246072

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

Wikidata ID

Q56622701

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Notable Places Nearby

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