Whickham School
Whickham School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whickham in Tyne and Wear, England. Formerly known as Whickham Comprehensive School, it opened in 1962 as a replacement for the small, 'all-age' Victorian school in the village centre; a much larger school was required due to the large house-building programme that was taking place.- Type: School
- Description: school in Gateshead, UK
- Also known as: “Whickham School & Sports College”
- Address: Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5AR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Washing Wells Roman Fort.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 1 mile north of Whickham School.
Washing Wells Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Washing Wells Roman Fort is situated 1 mile east of Whickham School.
Old Hollinside
Ruins
Photo: brian clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Hollinside is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Whickham School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whickham and Swalwell.
Whickham
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England, within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Swalwell
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swalwell is a village in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, in the United Kingdom.
Winlaton Mill
Village
Winlaton Mill is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is not to be confused with Winlaton to the northwest which now comprises the southern part of Blaydon.
Whickham School
- Categories: academy school, secondary school, and education
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.93973° or 54° 56′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.68568° or 1° 41′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6WW8Q7+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 255159399OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7993568
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