Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a co-educational state-funded comprehensive free school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1509 as a boys' school, it is now a co-educational all-through free school with over 1200 students from ages 4 to 18.- Type: School
- Description: school in Blackburn with Darwen, UK
- Also known as: “Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn”
- Address: West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corporation Park and Blackburn War Memorial.
Corporation Park
Park
Photo: TreveX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities. Corporation Park is situated 940 feet north of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
Blackburn War Memorial
Memorial
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Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War. Blackburn War Memorial is situated 820 feet east of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
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The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum. Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is situated 2,800 feet east of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackburn and Brownhill.
Blackburn
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire in North West England. The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers.
Brownhill
Suburb
Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948. Brownhill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
Pleasington
Village
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Pleasington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census. Pleasington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
- Categories: free school and education
- Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75326° or 53° 45′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.49588° or 2° 29′ 45″ westOperator
QEGS Blackburn Academy TrustOpen location code
9C5VQG33+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 293583943OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7270296
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In Other Languages
“Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “クイーン・エリザベス・グラマー・スクール”
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