Royal Grammar School
The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, is a coeducational private day school for pupils aged between 7 and 18 years. Founded in 1525 by Thomas Horsley, the Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, it received royal foundation by Queen Elizabeth I and is the city's oldest institution of learning.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, founded 1525
- Also known as: “Newcastle Grammar School”, “Royal Grammar School Newcastle”, and “Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne”
- Address: Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4DX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St James’ Park and Jesmond Metro station.
St James’ Park
Stadium
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St James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. St James’ Park is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Royal Grammar School.
Jesmond Metro station
Railway station
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Jesmond is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends. Jesmond Metro station is situated 720 feet east of Royal Grammar School.
Jesmond Parish Church
Church
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Jesmond Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England situated in Jesmond, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The church's official name is the Clayton Memorial Church and is unusual among Anglican parish churches in not being named after either a saint who appears in the church's calendar or a person of the Trinity. Jesmond Parish Church is situated 610 feet southeast of Royal Grammar School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haymarket and Sandyford.
Haymarket
Suburb
Haymarket is an area in the north of central Newcastle upon Tyne. The area has several transport hubs including Eldon Square bus station, Haymarket bus station and Haymarket Metro station.
Sandyford
Suburb
Sandyford is a small district in central Newcastle upon Tyne. It represents the north-eastern border of central Newcastle, with the suburbs of Jesmond to the north and Heaton to the east.
Jesmond
Suburb
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Jesmond is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, situated north of the city centre and to the east of the Town Moor. Jesmond is considered to be one of the most affluent suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne, with higher average house prices than most other areas of the city.
Royal Grammar School
- Categories: independent school, charitable organization, and education
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98327° or 54° 58′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.609° or 1° 36′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6WX9MR+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 300792002OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7374234
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Royal Grammar School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Royal Grammar School”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة رويال جرامر”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・グラマー・スクール”
- Russian: “Королевская гимназия в Ньюкасл-апон-Тайне”
- Slovenian: “Royal Grammar School”
- Swedish: “Royal Grammar School”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Royal Grammar School”. Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.