The wonderful apse-style west elevation of Newtown Church

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The wonderful apse-style west elevation of Newtown Church

Image: © James Denham Taken: 26 Jan 2011

The first church at Newtown was built as an Anti-Burgher Secession Church in the 1770s. That church was situated near the foot of the hill in the village, near the old railway station. In time, as the congregation grew, a new church was required and duly arrived in 1868, built at the top of the hill, and now a part of the United Presbyterian Church. In 1900 the congregation amalgamated with the Free Kirk to form the United Free Church before,in 1929, coming together with a reunified Church of Scotland where it remains. Source : The Village Kirks of the Scottish Borders - 2011 : The Churches and Churchyards of Roxburghshire - G.A.C. Binnie 2001.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.575521
Longitude
-2.667052