St John Boste Church, Oxclose, Washington, Tyne and Wear

Oxclose is an area of

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, England. It is located between the A1231, A182 and A195 highways, close to

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, and is well served by links from the A1(M) which passes within of Oxclose's boundaries. Oxclose covers an area of approximately and has a population of around 3800 (2001 Census). There are two churches, a 'Multi-Purpose' Centre and a village centre which contains a shop, newsagents, fish and chip shop and a local pub called The Ox and Plough. It is also near to the

Galleries Shopping Centre The Galleries was a shopping complex in the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester owned by Wigan Council. It was divided into three sections formed from three formerly independent schemes: The Galleries Shopping Centre, Marketgate Shopping C ...

Education

There are four schools in Oxclose: Oxclose Nursery, Oxclose Primary School, St John Boste RC Primary School and

Oxclose Community Academy Oxclose Community Academy (formerly Oxclose Community School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Oxclose in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The school was rebuilt in 2007 under the Building Schools for the Future prog ...

. The

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Japanese Saturday School (北東イングランド補習授業校 ''Hokutō Ingurando Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, holds its classes in the Oxclose Community School.所在地
." North East of England Japanese Saturday School. Retrieved on February 15, 2015. "C/O OXCLOSE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DILSTON CLOSE, OXCLOSE, WASHINGTON, TYNE & WEAR, NE38 0LN"

References

External links

Sunderland City CouncilOfficial Website Of The GalleriesThe Davy Lamp Folk ClubOxclose Community School (Comprehensive) Official Website
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