John Hampden Grammar School
John Hampden Grammar School is a 7–13 boys' selective state grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is named after the local member of parliament and English Civil War commander John Hampden.Photo: Rotterdam1982, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: School
- Description: Selective grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
- Also known as: “JHGS”
- Address: Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Wycombe Coachway and Wycombe High School.
High Wycombe Coachway
Bus station
The High Wycombe Coachway is a coachway interchange close to junction 4 of the M40 motorway to the west of High Wycombe opened on 16 January 2016. Prior to its establishment, some 150 coaches on the Oxford to London coach route passed High Wycombe each day without stopping because it would cause too much delay for other passengers were they to go via the town centre. High Wycombe Coachway is situated 690 feet southeast of John Hampden Grammar School.
Wycombe High School
School
Wycombe High School is a girls' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire taking girls from the age of 11 to 18. The school became an academy in 2011, and in 2020 had 1,308 pupils. Wycombe High School is situated 1,900 feet northeast of John Hampden Grammar School.
St Michael’s Catholic School
School
St Michael's Catholic School is a Catholic all-through school located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. In 2023 the school had 1930 pupils. It enrols children aged 3 through 19. St Michael’s Catholic School is situated 2,200 feet east of John Hampden Grammar School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Handy Cross and Booker.
Handy Cross
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Handy Cross is a hamlet in the parish of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on Marlow Hill, on the old road between Marlow and High Wycombe.
Booker
Suburb
Booker was a hamlet within the parish of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, which has been absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates.
High Wycombe
Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Wycombe is a large and historic town between hills in the county of Buckinghamshire in England. Furniture making played an extensive role in the town's industrial heritage. The market in High Street dates back to the Middle Ages.
John Hampden Grammar School
- Categories: grammar school, academy school, secondary school, boys‘ school, and education
- Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61584° or 51° 36′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.76527° or 0° 45′ 55″ westInception
1966Operator
John Hampden Grammar SchoolOpen location code
9C3XJ68M+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 26393741OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q15229665
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“John Hampden Grammar School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “John Hampden Grammar School”
- French: “École secondaire John Hampden”
- French: “JHGS”
- Hebrew: “בית הספר ג’ון המפדן”
- Italian: “JHGS”
- Italian: “Scuola elementare John Hampden”
- Slovenian: “JHGS”
- Slovenian: “John Hampden Grammar School”
- Swedish: “John Hampden Grammar School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sports Hall and Old Gym.
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