Washingwell Community Primary School

Washingwell Community Primary School is a school in Gateshead, England which is located on Bucks Hill View. Washingwell Community Primary School is situated nearby to the forest Buck’s Hill Plantation, as well as near the health club Badger Magnum Gym.

Type: School
Description: school in Gateshead, UK
Address: Bucks Hill View, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 4RB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washing Wells Roman Fort and Whickham School.

Washing Wells Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Washing Wells Roman Fort is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Washingwell Community Primary School.

Whickham School

School

Whickham School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whickham in Tyne and Wear, England. Formerly known as Whickham Comprehensive School, it opened in 1962 as a replacement for the small, 'all-age' Victorian school in the village centre; a much larger school was required due to the large house-building programme that was taking place. Whickham School is situated 3,800 feet west of Washingwell Community Primary School.

Saint Nicholas With Christ Church

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Nicholas With Christ Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Washingwell Community Primary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whickham and Lobley Hill.

Whickham

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England, within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Lobley Hill

Suburb

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.