Bishop Barrington Academy

Bishop Barrington Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in the town of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It was established in 1810 in the town's market place and named after, the then Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, who was a notable patron of education.

Type: School
Description: school in Durham, UK
Also known as: “Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College”
Address: Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bishop Auckland College and Bishop Auckland railway station.

Bishop Auckland College

College

Bishop Auckland College is a further education college located in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. It is located on Woodhouse Lane next to St John's Catholic School, and opposite Bishop Barrington Academy. Bishop Auckland College is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Bishop Barrington Academy.

Bishop Auckland railway station

Railway station

Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bishop Auckland is a railway station that serves the market town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, North East England, 11 miles 77 chains north-west of Darlington. Bishop Auckland railway station is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Bishop Barrington Academy.

Bishop Auckland Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bishop Auckland Hospital is a small NHS district general hospital serving the western part of County Durham, with a primarily rural catchment area centred on the Wear Valley. The hospital is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Bishop Auckland Hospital is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Bishop Barrington Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Church and Escomb.

South Church

Village

Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY 2.5.

South Church is a village just south of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. St Andrew's church is the largest church in County Durham and a Grade I listed building.

Escomb

Village

Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Escomb is a village and former civil parish on the River Wear about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.

Toronto

Village

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009.