John Beddoes School
John Beddoes School was a secondary or comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school was based on one site in the town of Presteigne. It had a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of Presteigne, Knighton, Beguildy, New Radnor, Knucklas, Gladestry, Whitton and Norton.- Type: School
- Description: mixed non-selective comprehensive school
- Also known as: “Newtown High School - John Beddoes Campus”
- Address: Broadaxe Lane, Presteigne, LD8 2YT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Presteigne Library and St Andrew’s Church.
Presteigne Library
Library
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Presteigne Library is situated 1,400 feet northwest of John Beddoes School.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. It was first constructed in the 9th century by the Anglo-Saxons and retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Norman renovation and later Victorian restoration. St Andrew’s Church is situated 1,800 feet north of John Beddoes School.
Shire Hall
Building
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shire Hall is a municipal structure in Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, Wales. The building incorporates a well-preserved courtroom and a museum known as "the Judge's Lodging". Once the judicial centre for Radnorshire, is a Grade II* listed building. Shire Hall is situated 1,500 feet north of John Beddoes School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Combe and Norton.
Combe
Hamlet
Combe is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire on the border with Wales. The village lies 4 km east of Presteigne near the confluence of the Hindwell Brook and the River Lugg. Combe is situated 2 miles east of John Beddoes School.
Norton
Village
Norton is a village in Presteigne community, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the county of Shropshire in the Domesday Book. Norton is situated 2 miles northwest of John Beddoes School.
Titley
Village
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Titley is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies on the B4355 between Kington and Presteigne. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 167, increasing to 261 at the 2011 Census. Titley is situated 2½ miles south of John Beddoes School.
John Beddoes School
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Presteigne, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.26996° or 52° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.00294° or 3° 0′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4R7X9W+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 322477911OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q6221330
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“John Beddoes School” goes by many names.
- French: “John Beddoes School”
- Portuguese: “John Beddoes School”
- Welsh: “Ysgol John Beddoes”
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