page_title: Symington, South Ayrshire
section_title: The Free Church
hierarchical_section_title: Symington, South Ayrshire / Symington's churches / The Free Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Main Street, Symington, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The old Post Office and Smithy were on the right.
context_page_description: Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington Parish, covering 0.41 square kilometres, and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. Its church, built in 1160, remains one of the finest examples of a Norman church in Scotland.
context_section_description: The Disruption of 1843 resulted in a second church being established, at the junction of Main Street and Symington Road, however this has now been demolished. the minister of the parish, George Orr and his congregation, "came out" and for or a time they worshiped in a vacant public house, adapted for the purpose; the minister himself having to live in a rented room in a nearby farm house. The new Free Church and schoolhouse were built in February 1844.
caption: Main Street, Symington, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The old Post Office and Smithy were on the right.
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