Bishop Gore School
The Bishop Gore School is a secondary school in Swansea in Wales, founded on 14 September 1682 by Hugh Gore, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. It is situated in Sketty, close to Singleton Park and Swansea University.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: school in Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bishop Gore”, “Bishop Gore Comprehensive”, and “Swansea Grammar School”
- Address: De La Beche Road, Sketty, SA2 9AP
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Singleton Park and St Paul’s Church.
Singleton Park
Park
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Singleton Park is the largest urban park in the city of Swansea. It is located in Sketty and is listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Singleton Park is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Bishop Gore School.
St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul’s Church is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Bishop Gore School.
Sketty Hall
College building
Photo: Chris Jobling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sketty Hall is a venue used for hosting social functions, business functions and conferences in Singleton Park, Swansea, south Wales. The original building was built in the early 18th century as a private house. Sketty Hall is situated 780 feet south of Bishop Gore School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tycoch and Brynmill.
Tycoch
Suburb
Tycoch is a suburban district in the community of Sketty, in the City and County of Swansea in Wales. It is situated in the Sketty ward of the city, north-west of Sketty Cross.
Brynmill
Suburb
Photo: Swanseatilidie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brynmill is a suburb of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It lies about two miles to the west of Swansea city centre. It is a residential area forming the southern part of the Uplands electoral ward.
Uplands
Suburb
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Uplands is a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales. It lies about a mile to the west of Swansea city centre, and falls within the Uplands electoral ward.
Bishop Gore School
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Sketty, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61494° or 51° 36′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.98693° or 3° 59′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3RJ277+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 97721154OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4917566
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Bishop Gore School” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եպիսկոպոս Գորի դպրոց”
- Catalan: “Bishop Gore”
- French: “Bishop Gore School”
- German: “Bishop Gore School”
- German: “Bishop Gore”
- Irish: “Scoil Bishop Gore”
- Portuguese: “Bishop Gore”
- Spanish: “Bishop Gore School”
- Spanish: “Bishop Gore”
- Swedish: “Bishop Gore School”
- Swiss German: “Bishop Gore School”
- Swiss German: “Bishop Gore”
- Welsh: “Ysgol Bishop Gore”
- Welsh: “Ysgol yr Esgob Gore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sketty Methodist Church and Sketty Medical Centre.
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