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Prior to the reformation the church of Wigtown belonged to the priory of Whitern and was dedicated to St Machuit. The ruins of the old church still remain near to the present day parish church, built in 1850. After the 1929 union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, Wigtown parish church was united with the United Free congregation of Wigtown West, following the union, the Wigtown West church was sold and the old parish church remained in use. Wigtown was later linked with Kirkcowan in 1982. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Wigtown until by Act of Assembly XXI, 1963, The Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of Stranraer were united to form the Presbytery of Wigtown and Stranraer. |