The Urswick School

The Urswick School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the Hackney Central area of the London Borough of Hackney, London. The school is named after Revd Christopher Urswick, Rector of Hackney from 1502 to 1522, and a close friend of King Henry VII and his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, a great benefactress of learning.

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Type: School
Denomination: Anglican
Description: voluntary aided school in London
Also known as: “The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School”
Address: Paragon Road, London, E9 6NR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hackney Picturehouse and Hackney Empire.

Hackney Picturehouse

Movie theater

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Hackney Picturehouse is a movie theater, which is situated 470 feet west of The Urswick School.

Hackney Empire

Theater building

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Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Hackney Empire is situated 770 feet northwest of The Urswick School.

Hackney Central railway station

Railway station

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Hackney Central is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, located in the London Borough of Hackney. It lies between Dalston Kingsland and Homerton in London fare zone 2. Hackney Central railway station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of The Urswick School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hackney and Homerton.

Hackney

Suburb

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Hackney was a parish in the historic county of Middlesex. The parish church of St John-at-Hackney was built in 1792, replacing the nearby former 16th-century parish church dedicated to St Augustine.