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Beverley High School

Beverley High School is a girls' comprehensive school in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. According to government league tables for 2018, it was the highest performing secondary school in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with a Progress 8 score of "well above average". In 2021 the school was rated as "Outstanding” by Ofsted, and "Outstanding" in every category including 6th form. Beverley High School shares a joint sixth form with Beverley Grammar School. History Beverley High School opened on 23 September 1908. In 1933 its head was Ethel Sandford whose mother, Margaret Sandford had been head of The Queen's School in Chester. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. Some of the school buildings were constructed in 1875, as part of St Mary’s School, which became part of Beverley High School when it opened. In 2026, the school attracted national media attention after it was sued for allegedly admitting a trans-identified male student. Curriculum Key Stage 3/4 Beverley High School is a five-form comprehensive school for girls, with key stage 3 and 4 for those aged 11–16. At the end of this period, pupils sit the GCSE exams. The school currently has 845 pupils on their roll. Sixth form The Joint Sixth Form is the final stage before pupils leave school to either seek further education or employment, and is conducted jointly with Beverley Grammar School. Pupils split their time between the two schools. During the Sixth Form pupils sit only A2 exams. The sixth form also accepts pupils who have previously attended other schools. Notable alumni Eleanor Tomlinson (2003–2009), Actress Lindsey Chapman (1995–2002), TV and radio presenter Anna Maxwell Martin (1988–1995), Actress Sue Hearnshaw (1972–1979), Athlete Hilda Lyon, Engineer, inventor, after whom one of the school's Houses is named References External links Official website League Tables 2008 as published in the Guardian Newspaper
Beverstone Castle

Beverston Castle, også kendt som Beverstone Castle eller Tetbury Castle, er en middelalderborg, der ligger i landsbyen Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Ejendommen er en blanding af en herregård, forskellige små bygninger og et omfattende haveanlæg. Borgen blev grundlagt i 1229 af Maurice de Gaunt. En stor del af borgen står som en ruin ifølge en rapport fra 2019, og den har været ubeboet siden 1600-tallet. Der står adskillige forskellige bygninger på de knap 3 km², heriblandt et større hus fra 1600-tallet. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Bewl Water

Das Bewl Water ist ein Stausee in Kent, England. Der See liegt im Tal des River Bewl südlich von Lamberhurst. Der River Bewl entspringt östlich des Sees und verlässt diesen an dessen Nordseite. Zahlreiche weitere unbenannte Zuflüsse münden ebenfalls in den See. Der See ist mit einem Fassungsvermögen von 31 Millionen Litern Wasser das größte Gewässer in Südost-England. Er versorgt East Sussex und Kent mit Trinkwasser. Bei starken Regenfällen vor allem im Winter wird der Stausee neben seinem natürlichen Zufluss mit Wasser aus dem River Teise bei Goudhurst und dem River Medway bei Yalding gefüllt. Während Trockenperioden kann dann Wasser wieder in die Flussläufe zurückgepumpt werden. Ein rund 20 km langer Rundweg führt um den See, der zum Fahrradfahren und Wandern genutzt werden kann. Auf dem See selbst wird Wassersport betrieben. Weblinks Bewl Water Webseite des Bewl Water Estates Bewl Water auf Southern Water Bewl Water 1968–2014 Webseite der Wadhurst History Society
Bewl Water

Bewl Water is a reservoir in the valley of the River Bewl, straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex in England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Lamberhurst, Kent. The reservoir was part of a project to increase the supply of water in the area. It supplies Southern Water's customers in the towns of Thanet and Hastings. The reservoir was authorised by the Medway Water (Bewl Bridge Reservoir) Act 1968 (c. xxxiii). Work to construct the reservoir began in 1973 with the damming and subsequent flooding of the Bewl River valley. It was completed in 1975, having been filled with over 31,300 million litres of water, with a total project cost of £11 million. It is now the largest body of inland water in Southeast England. In winter, when the flow in the River Medway exceeds 275 million litres per day, river water is pumped to the reservoir for storage. There is an outlined plan to raise the water level by a further three metres with intentions of increasing the yield by up to 30% to help with the growing water demand in Southeast England. This will, however, put further demands on the River Medway to supply the additional water required, with the potential for environmental degradation in the river and the ecosystems that it supports. Leisure use Bewl Water Outdoor Centre hosts a variety of outdoor activities on and around the reservoir. These include sailing, windsurfing, rowing, sculling, canoeing, kayaking, trout & predator fishing, and paddleboarding. A floating obstacle course is also available on the reservoir. Away from the water, numerous walking and cycling routes surround the 12½-mile Round Reservoir Route. References External links Bewl Canoe Club Bewl Sailing Association Bewl Bridge Rowing Club Bewl Water Reservoir water level
Bexley Grammar School

Bexley Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. It takes boys and girls aged 11–18 who have passed the eleven plus exam. History Bexley Grammar School was opened in 1955. In 1966, it was proposed that the school was merged with Westwood Secondary Modern School; Edward Heath, the MP for Bexley at the time, said that he had used his influence to stop this happening. The school became an academy in January 2011. Academics The school entrance examination is the eleven plus exam taken by prospective pupils in September of Year 6. Candidates who live in Bexleyheath must come in the top 120 and candidates who live in the wider catchment area (10 miles from the Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath) must come within the top 60. Students who apply to enter the school between the years 7 and 11 are required to pass examinations in English, Mathematics, Science, and a Modern Foreign Language. To enter the Sixth Form students must achieve higher than GCSE grade C in all compulsory subjects and at least GCSE grade B in selected subjects. Current pupils must achieve more than six A*–Bs (including Maths and English) in their GCSEs to continue their studies in Sixth Form. In the 2016 academic year, 100% of pupils attained 5 GCSE grades A* to C. 99.1% of the A-level grades were A* to D. The school began offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Sixth Form in 2003, alongside A Levels. From September 2017, students in the sixth form were only able to study the IB, as the school stopped teaching A Levels. In 2026, the school announced a switch back to A Levels due to cuts in government funding for the IB. The school's last Ofsted inspection was in 2022; it was rated Outstanding in all areas. Premises The school has expanded into new buildings over time; Main (M), Jubilee (J), Golden Jubilee (was the Danson building but was replaced in 2005 by the current building), Heath (H), Le Feuvre (L), Music (Mu), Jubilee extension (J) (2002–03) and Golden Jubilee (G). Some confusion can occur with the Jubilee extension, which was originally the G building and the 2005 extension of the Main building. Recently, the SEN block (S) has been added on the end of the school on the side of the PE block and a new sixth form centre has been built as an extension to the Le Feuvre building. In 2017, a further extension to the school added a (K) block with a Theatre and sixth form study area. The school buildings form an internal courtyard area surrounded on all sides except the West, which is a covered area. The field covers a larger area than the buildings and is surrounded on two sides by Danson Park. Notable former pupils Stephanie Brind, professional squash player Daniel Francis, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford. Gavin Peacock, former professional footballer Matthew Rose, former professional footballer Joshua Bradley and Tobi Brown, YouTubers and members of the Sidemen See also London Borough of Bexley Grammar schools in the United Kingdom List of schools in Bexley References Further reading External links Bexley Grammar School website Bexley Grammar Ofsted Report EduBase
The Bicester School

The Bicester School is a coeducational secondary school, with 963 students (including a sixth form). It is situated in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, and occupies a 32-acre (130,000 m2) site leading off Queens Avenue. The school's sports facilities are used by Bicester Athletic Club, which was awarded National Lottery funding to add all-weather surfaces to the sports field's jumping and throwing event areas. History Bicester County School opened in September 1924 in a building at the junction of London Road and Launton Road (now called Hometree House). It became a grammar school in 1956 and became known as Bicester Grammar School. Highfield Secondary Modern School, built in 1952, was the first school on the Queens Avenue site. The grammar school moved to the site in 1963, and the two schools merged in 1966 to become Bicester Community College. The school became a government-designated specialist Technology College in 1998. In May 2011 Bicester Community College received the Most Improved Award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) for significantly improving its 5+ A*–C results including GCSE English and Mathematic by 20 percentage points from 2007 to 2010. Ofsted rated the school 'Satisfactory' in its 2010 inspection report. After another inspection in 2012, Ofsted downgraded their rating to 'Inadequate', the lowest of the four Ofsted tiers. The school was put in special measures in February 2013. Oxfordshire County Council subsequently asked the Department for Education for permission to remove the board of governors, with the request being granted on Thursday 21 February 2013. A new interim executive board (IEB) was put in place to oversee the school. Principal Jason Clarke left the school by mutual agreement with the IEB, and the IEB announced the appointment of neighbouring Cooper School head Ben Baxter as interim head from April. An Ofsted inspection in 2014 increased the school's rating to 'Good' across all categories. The school also received 'Good' from Ofsted in 2018 and 2024. In August 2015, Bicester Community College converted to academy status and was renamed The Bicester School. The school is now sponsored by Activate Learning. References External links The Bicester School official website
Bicester Village

Bicester Village is a designer outlet shopping centre on the outskirts of Bicester, a town in Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre opened in April 1995. It is part of The Bicester Collection, a family of 12 luxury shopping destinations in Europe, China and the United States. Bicester Village has more than 150 boutiques of national and international fashion and lifestyle brands. The centre is the second most visited location in the United Kingdom by Chinese tourists, after Buckingham Palace with 6.7 million visitors in 2024. Background and history The story of Bicester Village began in the early 1990s, when founder Scott Malkin launched 'Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills'. A luxury shopping street opposite the Beverley Wiltshire hotel, this area was inspired by European villages, with cobblestone streets and a stairway influenced by the Spanish Steps in Rome. In 1995, the team transported this idea of a luxury shopping street and replicated the model to Oxfordshire, England. Originally, Bicester Village opened with 13 boutiques and one café. Over the years, the Village has undergone several expansions, most notably in 2017 when 30 new retail units were added. As of 2025, Bicester Village is home to more than 150 boutiques, five restaurants and a handful of pop-up eateries. Retail area Bicester Village shopping outlet is designed with a central cobblestone walkway, landscaped planters and pitched-roof façades. It is fully pedestrianised. It generates among the highest sales per square foot of any shopping centre in the world and boasts the world’s only reduced-price Dior boutique. Tenants Bicester Village is home to more than 150 boutiques of international brands. Luxury labels, including Bottega Veneta, Burberry, FENDI and Polo Ralph Lauren, which hold retail spaces in the Village. Transport connections Bicester Village is served directly by Bicester Village railway station, with Chiltern Railways providing services between London Marylebone and Oxford. From late 2025, Chiltern Railways is to provide a service between Milton Keynes Central and Oxford, calling at Bicester Village. Multiple coach services, including Evan Evans Tours and The Oxford Tube, offer easy transport from locations in central London to Bicester Village. By road, the site is 3 miles (5 km) from Junction 9 of the M40 motorway. Awards or recognition Bicester Village has received several awards, including a gold standard certificate at the Thames and Chiltern Bloom awards, one of Europe’s largest horticultural competitions. In 2017, the National Rail Awards also recognised Bicester Village train station as the best small station in Great Britain. References External links Official website
Bickleigh Castle

Bickleigh Castle er en befæstet herregård, der ligger ud til floden Exe i Bickleigh i Devon, England. Den var tidligere betragteligt større, men består i dag af en gruppe bygninger fra forskellige perioder, sammen med vandborg. Hovedbygningen blev ødelagt under den engelske borgerkrig, men andre bygninger, hvoraf de fleste ligger omkring en borggård, er bevaret. Bickleigh Castle er ofte åben for offentligheden, men ikke på fast basis. Mellem 1970 og 1990 besøgte omkring 20.000 personer stedet hvert år. Det er en listed building af første grad. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Bickleigh Castle

Bickleigh Castle ist ein befestigtes Herrenhaus an den Ufern des Exe im Dorf Bickleigh in der englischen Grafschaft Devon. Das ehemals deutlich größere Ensemble besteht heute aus einer Gruppe von Gebäuden aus verschiedenen Zeiträumen. Die normannische Motte vom Ende des 11. oder Anfang des 12. Jahrhunderts wurde bereits Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts wieder abgerissen. In dieser Zeit baute man eine kleine steinerne Kapelle im Burghof. Im 15. Jahrhundert ließ die Familie Courtney ein Herrenhaus auf dem Gelände errichten und einige der älteren Gebäude integrieren. Die Familie Carew lebte dort dann über 200 Jahre. Im englischen Bürgerkrieg verbrachte die Gattin Karls I., Königin Henrietta Maria, einige Zeit auf der Burg, bis die Kunde kam, dass Fairfaxs parlamentaristische Truppen im Anmarsch wären. Von dort floh sie nach Frankreich. Der größte Teil der zinnenbewehrten Gebäude wurde dann von den parlamentaristischen Truppen zerstört. Die Schleifung von Bickleigh Castle war die Antwort auf die freundschaftlichen Verbindungen der Familie Carew mit dem Königshaus und der Nutzung der Burg als Festung. Man findet heute noch ein Porträt in der Burg, das Henrietta Maria darstellen soll. Nach der Stuart-Restauration fügte man ein für Devon typisches Bauernhaus, einen Lehmwellerbau mit Reetdach, hinzu. Die Gebäude verfielen später und wurden als Scheuer und Bauernhof genutzt, bis sie Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts renoviert wurden. Die normannische Kapelle und das Torhaus aus dem 14. Jahrhundert existieren heute noch. Kapelle Die normannische Kapelle wurde im 11. Jahrhundert errichtet und erhielt im 15. Jahrhundert ein damals übliches „Wagendach“. Sie gilt als das älteste, komplett erhaltene Gebäude in Devon. Man denkt, dass die Kapelle auf den Fundamenten eines angelsächsischen Gebäudes aus dem 6. Jahrhundert errichtet wurde. Sie wurde Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts umfangreich renoviert. Einzelnachweise Quellen Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 Weblinks Website von Bickleigh Castle
Bickleigh Castle

Bickleigh Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Devon och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 250 km väster om huvudstaden London. Bickleigh Castle ligger 54 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Bickleigh Castle är huvudsakligen platt, men åt sydost är den kuperad. Bickleigh Castle ligger nere i en dal. Närmaste större samhälle är Exeter, 14,2 km söder om Bickleigh Castle. Trakten runt Bickleigh Castle består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Bickleigh Castle.
Bicton College

Bicton College is a college with around 1,000 full-time and 3,500 part-time pupils, located near Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. It is part of the Cornwall College group. The college specialises in agriculture and currently offers courses in such topics as animal care, countryside management, horticulture, veterinary nursing, and agricultural engineering, aboriculture and floristry. The college's courses range from level 1 all the way to foundation degrees. For the level-4 courses the college works in partnership with the University of Plymouth. The college was founded under the name Bicton Farm Institute in 1947, when the Devon County Council leased Bicton House and part of the Bicton Park estate from Lord Clinton. The name was changed in 1967 to Bicton College of Agriculture and in 2002 to Bicton College. For the years 2007–2008 Bicton College was recognised as a Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training for its training of teachers in the Post Compulsory (Post 16) sector. See also List of UCAS institutions List of universities in the United Kingdom References External links Bicton College website
Biddenham International School and Sports College

Biddenham International School and Sports College (formerly John Howard Upper School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Biddenham in the English county of Bedfordshire. The school serves the Brickhill, Harpur and Queens Park areas of Bedford as well as the villages of Biddenham and Great Denham. The school holds Specialist Sports College status. History It was established in 1979 as John Howard Upper School (for pupils ages 13 to 18). The headmaster for the entire time the school was as John Howard Upper School was Roy Grace. In 1988 the school was merged with Pilgrim Upper to form Biddenham Upper School on the John Howard site. Garry Fitzhugh took over as head when the merger was complete. In October 2008 Biddenham Upper School was awarded International School status by the British Council. The award was made in recognition of Biddenham's international ethos and its links with schools abroad. Following this, the school planned to offer the International Baccalaureate to its sixth form students as an alternative to A level courses from September 2010, however a lack of interest amongst students has led to the baccalaureate being withdrawn at the school. In January 2010, Bedford Borough Council confirmed its intention to move St John’s School in Kempston in the next few years to a new campus on the site of Biddenham Upper School. However since 1 September 2011, St John’s School has gained academy status and the plans for the move are on hold. In September 2015 the school began admitting 11 year old pupils. The change meant that Biddenham converted from being an upper school to full-age range secondary school, with pupils aged 11 to 18. Notable former pupils Etienne Stott, slalom canoeist Sam Oldham, gymnast References
Biddick Hall

Biddick Hall ist ein kleines Landhaus im Dorf Bournmoor bei Chester-le-Street im englischen County Durham. Das Haus, in dem die Familie Lambton lebt, wurde von English Heritage als historisches Gebäude I. Grades gelistet. Geschichte Die Lambtons kauften das Herrenhaus und das zugehörige Anwesen in South Biddick mit damals 1,8 km² Fläche im Jahre 1594 von der Familie Bowes. Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts wurde das alte Herrenhaus durch das heutige in Ziegel- und Steinbauweise errichtete, zweistöckige Gebäude mit fünf Jochen im Queen-Anne-Stil ersetzt. Das zentrale Eingangsjoch besitzt ionische Pfeiler mit Gebälk und Verdachungen. Um 1820 ließ John George Lambton Lambton Castle auf dem im Westen angrenzenden Anwesen der ‚‘Harraton Hall‘‘ errichten. Er wurde 1828 zum Baron Lambton und 1833 zum Earl of Durham ernannt. Das Landhaus wurde 1859 durch den Anbau eines sechsten, blinden Jochs erweitert und 1954 durch das Hinzufügen eines Nordflügels. Nach dem Umzug der Familie auf Lambton Castle lebten die jüngeren Mitglieder der Familie in Biddick Hall oder das Landhaus wurde verpachtet. Einer der Pächter war Frank Stobart, Agent des Earls, Deputy Lieutenant und 1906 auch High Sheriff of Durham. 1932, als Lambton Castle nicht mehr bewohnbar war, zog die Familie erneut in die Biddick Hall um. Das Haus wurde von Trenwith Wills und Lord Gerald Wellesley umgebaut. Im September 2012 diente Biddick Hall als Kulisse für das neue BBC-Drama The Paradise. Einzelnachweise Quellen Biddick Hall. Images of England. An Historic Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Durham. Band 1. McKenzie and Ross, 1834. S. 361. Weblinks Offizielle Website von Biddick Hall Biddick Hall. Historic England, abgerufen am 5. Mai 2026 (englisch).
Biddick Hall (house)

Biddick Hall is a small privately owned 18th-century country mansion at Bournmoor, County Durham, near the City of Sunderland and Chester-le-Street. It is a Grade I listed building and the home of the Lambton family. History The Lambtons purchased the manor house and estate at South Biddick, then comprising about 450 acres (1.8 km2), from the Bowes family in about 1594. In the early 18th century the old manor was replaced with the present red brick and stone, two-storeyed, five-bay mansion in a Queen Anne Baroque style. The central entrance bay has Ionic order pilasters carrying entablature and pediment. In about 1820 John George Lambton built Lambton Castle to the west on the adjoining Harraton Hall estate. He was created Baron Lambton in 1828 and Earl of Durham in 1833. The Hall was extended by the creation of a fifth but blind bay in 1859 and the addition of a north wing in 1954. Following the family's move to Lambton Castle, Biddick was occupied by junior members of the family or was let out. In 1890 Hubert Richardson occupied the premises, but in 1893 he sold off the contents of the house and fled after he became aware that the police were seeking to arrest him for indecent offences with young men. Some of the offences were alleged to have taken place in Biddick Hall. One of the tenants was Frank Stobart, Agent to the Earl, and Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Durham in 1906. In 1932, the castle being uninhabitable, the family once more made Biddick their home. It was remodelled by Trenwith Wills and Lord Gerald Wellesley. In September 2012, Biddick Hall was used as part of the set of the new BBC One drama The Paradise. It was also used as a filming location for the 2015 movie Estranged. Shots of the exterior of Biddick Hall are frequently used throughout the film [1] References Historic England. "Biddick Hall (1120989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2010. – architectural description An Historic Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Durham Vol 1. McKenzie and Ross (1834) p361 Google Books External links Official website Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1120989)". National Heritage List for England.