Historic churches · North West England
Canonbie Parish Church
In or near Gretna Green.
Canonbie Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
James Johnstone from Ecclefechan, Scotland — CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Canonbie Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB3523). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 03/08/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Canonbie NGR NY 39501 76328 Coordinates 339501, 576328 — William Atkinson, architect. Built 1822. Large, symmetrical, rectangular-plan church with Tudor/Gothic details; 3-stage square tower central on long W wall, gabled vestry/session house on E wall, opposite. Stugged yellow ashlar with polished dressings. Pointed, mostly Tudor-arched openings, small-paned windows; set-back buttresses to tower and to bays. TOWER: hood-moulded openings at ground (door in S re-entrant angle); smaller plain windows in 2nd stage; louvred, hood-moulded and Y-traceried opening each face of belfry stage; castellated parapet. BODY OF CHURCH 5 bays with ground and gallery windows; wide gables each with shallow porch and 3 identical gallery windows. Wall-head stack above vestry. Shaped raised skews; slate roofs. INTERIOR: panelled woodwork; gallery to 3 walls supported on circular cast-iron columns, pulpit central on W wall, organ tubes above gallery opposite; box pews. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Contains John Lee Bell, 1767.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Canonbie Parish Church is located in the Scottish Lowlands. This building is recognised as a category B listed structure, reflecting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0777, -2.9491
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG14 0UX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Sources
- wikidata: Q17791405 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Canonbie Parish Church?
- Canonbie Parish Church is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG14 0UX).
- What is Canonbie Parish Church?
- Canonbie Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Canonbie Parish Church?
- Drivers can use postcode DG14 0UX.
- Is Canonbie Parish Church a listed building?
- Canonbie Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Canonbie Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Canonbie Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Canonbie Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG14 0UX. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.