Galashiels Academy

Galashiels Academy is the high school in , Scotland, that serves the surrounding area including Stow. Refounded in 1938, the school's history goes back as far as 1696.
galashiels.org.uk
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Gala House and Galashiels Parish Church, Scott Crescent, Galashiels.

Museum
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is a and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of in the . The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. is situated 900 feet northeast of Galashiels Academy.

Church
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is situated 800 feet east of Galashiels Academy.

Library
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is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Galashiels Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galashiels and Boleside.

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is a town in the , 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.

Hamlet
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is a village in the area of , on the B7060, south of . It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed.

Village
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is a town south-east of in the . It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of at the latest census is 2,101. is situated 2 miles east of Galashiels Academy.

Galashiels Academy

Latitude
55.6123° or 55° 36′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.81235° or 2° 48′ 44″ west
Inception
1696
Operator
Scottish Borders Council
Open location code
9C7VJ56Q+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 554269237
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q5517995
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Galashiels Academy” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scott Park and Galashiels Swimming Pool.

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