St Bees, Cumbria

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bees

"St Bees is a coastal village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England, on the Irish Sea.

Within the parish is St Bees Head which is the only Heritage Coast between Wales and Scotland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Headland is also an RSPB bird reserve which is the only cliff-nesting seabird colony in north-west England. St Bees Lighthouse stands on the North Head which is the most westerly point of Northern England.

St Bees is a popular holiday destination due to the coastline and proximity to the Western Lake District. In the village there is St Bees Priory dating from 1120, and St Bees School founded in 1583. The Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk starts from St Bees and the National Trail, the England Coast Path, runs along the coast. It has a railway station served by the Cumbrian Coast Railway."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bees_School

"St Bees School is a co-educational fee-charging school, located in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees, England.

In 1583, it was founded by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys. The school remained small, with fewer than 40 pupils, until the expansions of the Victorian era. Paid for by mineral revenues and helped by the arrival of railway, by the First World War there were 300 pupils.

The 1930s saw a large decrease in numbers due to the Great Depression. However, the numbers rose again during World War II, and this was followed by an era of further expansion.

In 1978, the school became co-educational.[4]

On 13 March 2015, it was announced by the school governors that due to falling pupil numbers the school would close in summer 2015.

In a partnership with Full Circle Education Group, the school reopened on 6 September 2018. Numbers at the school have continued to increase, and as of 2024, there are over 100 students. The school grounds occupy approximately 250 acres (100 ha), and the oldest buildings date from the late 16th century.

The buildings around the main quadrangle in the Foundation block are Grade II listed.[5] This includes the original schoolroom on the lower northern side of the quadrangle.

The main campus is now concentrated around Wood Lane, adjacent to the Foundation block."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bees

https://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/st-bees/

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St Bees Post Office https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/297410x/st-bees + https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-accessibility/#/297410X/St%20Bees

122 Main Street, St Bees, CA27 0AA

+ St Bees Convenience Store

118- 0AB

121 Main St

Saint Bees

+ St. Bees Village Hall - CA27 0BN

2 Finkle St

Saint Bees

CA27 0BN