West Rainton Primary School

West Rainton Primary School is a school in West Rainton, County Durham, England which is located on School Avenue. West Rainton Primary School is situated nearby to West Rainton Post Office, as well as near the locality Rainton Gate.

Type: School
Description: school in Durham, UK
Address: School Avenue, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6RN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary, West Rainton and Finchale Priory.

Church of St Mary, West Rainton

Church

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of St Mary, West Rainton is situated 2,600 feet northeast of West Rainton Primary School.

Finchale Priory

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Finchale Priory, sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey, was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Finchale Priory is situated 1¼ miles west of West Rainton Primary School.

Rainton Meadows

Nature reserve

Photo: Jimmy Pitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, County Durham, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainton Gate and Leamside.

Rainton Gate

Locality

Rainton Gate is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring, next to West Rainton.

Leamside

Hamlet

Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leamside is a small village close to the city of Durham, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of West Rainton. It is part of the civil parish of West Rainton.

West Rainton

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about one-half mile to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the separate name of Rainton Gate.