Thorp Academy
Thorp Academy is a large 11–18 secondary Academy in Ryton, Tyne & Wear, England. The academy is named after the 19th century churchman and rector, Charles Thorp, who went on to found Durham University.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: school in Gateshead, UK
- Address: Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ryton Library and George Stephenson’s Birthplace.
Ryton Library
Library
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ryton Library is situated 2,900 feet east of Thorp Academy.
George Stephenson’s Birthplace
Museum
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum. George Stephenson’s Birthplace is situated 1¼ miles west of Thorp Academy.
Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
Monument
Photo: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ryton village cross 160m south east of church is a monument, which is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Thorp Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ryton and Crawcrook.
Ryton
Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Crawcrook
Village
Crawcrook is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. The population taken at the 2021 Census of the Gateshead ward was 9,058, increasing from 8,841 in 2011. The village is historically part of County Durham.
Clara Vale
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
Thorp Academy
- Categories: secondary school, academy school, and education
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97355° or 54° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.7767° or 1° 46′ 36″ westOperator
Northern Education TrustOpen location code
9C6WX6FF+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 92243344OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7385465
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Thorp Academy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاديمية ثورب”
- French: “Ryton Comprehensive School”
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