St Bees School
St Bees School is a co-educational fee-charging school, located in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees, England. In 1583, it was founded by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys.Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School
- Description: school in Cumbria, UK
- Also known as: “St. Bees School”
- Address: St Bees, CA27 0DS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bees railway station and St Bees Priory.
St Bees railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sumanah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Bees railway station is a railway station serving the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. St Bees railway station is situated 840 feet south of St Bees School.
St Bees Priory
Church
Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Bees Priory is the parish church of St Bees, Cumbria, in England. There is evidence of a pre-Norman religious site, on which a Benedictine priory was founded by the first Norman Lord of Egremont William Meschin. St Bees Priory is situated 690 feet west of St Bees School.
Grindal House
Hotel building
Photo: Nthep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grindal House is a hotel building, which is situated 730 feet south of St Bees School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coulderton and Moor Row.
Coulderton
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coulderton is a coastal village in Cumbria, England. It is located just to the southwest of Egremont. Coulderton is situated 2 miles southeast of St Bees School.
Moor Row
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moor Row is a village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in Egremont civil parish and lies on a minor road off the A595, south-east of Whitehaven. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 759. Moor Row is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Bees School.
Egremont
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Egremont is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, five miles south of Whitehaven and on the River Ehen. Egremont is situated 2½ miles east of St Bees School.
St Bees School
- Categories: independent school, boarding school, charitable organization, and education
- Location: St. Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49461° or 54° 29′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.59045° or 3° 35′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6RFCV5+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 312317576OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7587252
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“St Bees School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St. Bees School”
- Hebrew: “בית הספר סנט ביז”
- Russian: “Школа Сент-Бис”
- Swedish: “St. Bees School”
- Urdu: “سینٹ بیز اسکول”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Bees School chapel and St Bees School sports hall.
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