Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area.Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: April—October Thursday—Monday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: grammar school in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hawkshead School”
- Address: Main Street, Hawkshead, LA22 0NT
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawkshead Market Hall and St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead.
Hawkshead Market Hall
Community center
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkshead Market Hall, also known as Hawkshead Town Hall, is a municipal building in The Square in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Hawkshead Parish Council, is a Grade II listed building.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
Church
Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels Church is in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roger Ground and Hawkshead Hill.
Roger Ground
Hamlet
Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roger Ground is a hamlet just south of the village of Hawkshead, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria.
Hawkshead Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park.
Near and Far Sawrey
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. Near and Far Sawrey is situated 2 miles southeast of Hawkshead Grammar School.
Hawkshead Grammar School
- Categories: grammar school, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hawkshead, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.37374° or 54° 22′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.99848° or 2° 59′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6V92F2+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 125983859OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q5685270
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Swedish—“Hawkshead Grammar School” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Γυμνάσιο Χόκσχεντ”
- Japanese: “ホークシェッド・グラマースクール”
- Swedish: “Hawkshead Grammar School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hawkshead Tourist Information and Old School House.
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