South Shore Academy

South Shore Academy is a school in South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. A National Lottery Grant enabled the High School to be turned into a Community Sports College.

Type: School
Description: school in Blackpool, UK
Also known as: “Palatine Community Sports College”
Address: Saint Anne’s Road, Blackpool, FY4 2AR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bloomfield Road and Blackpool South railway station.

Bloomfield Road

Stadium

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Bloomfield Road is a football stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Blackpool Football Club since 1901. It is the third stadium in the club's existence, the previous two being Raikes Hall Gardens and the Athletic Grounds. Bloomfield Road is situated 3,400 feet north of South Shore Academy.

Blackpool South railway station

Railway station

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line, around 12 miles west of Kirkham and Wesham, though all services run through from Preston. Blackpool South railway station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of South Shore Academy.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Theme park

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Pleasure Beach Resort, best known by its former name Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is an amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is situated 3,000 feet southwest of South Shore Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Layton and Lytham St Annes.

Layton

Suburb

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Layton is a suburb of Blackpool in the Borough of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 6,845. Layton is situated 2½ miles north of South Shore Academy.

Lytham St Annes

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Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in Lancashire, England. It is comprised of 3 towns, Lytham, Ansdell and St. Annes. It is a fairly affluent area, having being and still is a place that wealthy people retired to after generating wealthy in a city.