Glencarse

Glencarse
Glencarse
 Glencarse shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNO196216
    Edinburgh  47 miles 
    London  364 miles 
Council areaPerth and Kinross
Lieutenancy areaPerth and Kinross
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PERTH
Postcode district PH2
Dialling code 01738
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentPerth and North Perthshire
Scottish ParliamentNorth Tayside
North East Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°22′47″N 3°18′13″W / 56.379826°N 3.303526°W / 56.379826; -3.303526

Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross.[1]

The village is situated 4.1 miles to the east of Perth and lies alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by a railway station on the Caledonian Railway.

John Gabriel Murray, a former Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow[2] was the incumbent of the Scottish Episcopal Church’s All Saints Church in the village from 1959 to 1970.[3]

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References

  1. Overview of Glencarse
  2. ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
  3. Church Web Site
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56°22′48.37″N 3°18′8.32″W / 56.3801028°N 3.3023111°W / 56.3801028; -3.3023111


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