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Not to be confused with Nunthorpe Grammar School.
Coordinates: 54°31′43″N 1°10′37″W / 54.5287°N 1.1770°W
Nunthorpe 
Nunthorpe
Nunthorpe shown within North YorkshirePopulation 4,620 OS grid reference NZ532151 Unitary authority Middlesbrough Ceremonial county North Yorkshire Region North East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town MIDDLESBROUGH Postcode district TS7 Dialling code 01642 Police Cleveland Fire Cleveland Ambulance North East EU Parliament North East England UK Parliament Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Nunthorpe is a small outer suburb of the town of Middlesbrough, England. Nunthorpe is served by Nunthorpe and Gypsy Lane railway stations, both of which are on the Esk Valley Line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. The railway line here forms the boundary between the boroughs of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland, both of which are unitary authorities and are associated with the county of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes. Nunthorpe civil parish is west of the railway line, in Middlesbrough, whilst the area east of the railway line forms part of the Ormesby ward of Redcar and Cleveland.
The main road through Nunthorpe is Guisborough Road.
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Nunthorpe Village
The original settlement grew up around Nunthorpe Hall, which was first built in the 1620s, although the present building is mostly Victorian. The settlement that is known as Nunthorpe today is that which grew up around the railway station. Nunthorpe village is situated about a mile to the south of the main suburban area.
Schools
Nunthorpe is served by four primary schools; Chandlers Ridge, The Avenue, Nunthorpe and St Bernadette's Catholic School.
Situated next to Nunthorpe Primary School is Nunthorpe School, a Specialist Science, Business and Enterprise School (since 2006), but formerly a Comprehensive. Known as Nunthorpe County Modern prior to 1973
Since September 2008, there has been a Sixth Form College located next to the secondary school, in collaboration with a campus in Teesville.
Churches
There are three churches:
Church of England - St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane (outside the main housing estate on the A172)
Methodist - Nunthorpe Methodist Church, Marton Moor Road
Catholic - St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe, Gypsy LaneOther facilities
Nunthorpe has a football club complete with squash and tennis courts; there is also a cricket club. The Cleveland Hills can be seen as the backdrop to this local amenity, with Roseberry Topping clearly visible.
A parade of local shops can be found on Guisborough Road including a florist, pharmacy and post office with local newsagent Rookwood News found on nearby Rookwood Road. The one pub in Nunthorpe is the Brunton Arms on Stainton Way.
In October 2006, plans were drawn up for a road safety scheme on Guisborough road: however these plans were later abandoned.
Notable people
Famous people from Nunthorpe include Tottenham and England centre-back Jonathan Woodgate, Reading and Scotland Right-Back Graeme Murty, Durham and England fast bowler Liam Plunkett who attended Nunthorpe School, British long jump record holder Chris Tomlinson, television and radio presenter Kirsten O'Brien.
In popular culture
Nunthorpe is mentioned in the song 'Albion' by the Babyshambles.
Jack Wills named one of their highlighter pens the 'Nunthorpe Highlighter' in their Spring 2011 collection.
Nearby places
Places around Nunthorpe N.W. North Ormesby North South Bank N.E. Berwick Hills Thorntree Teesville Eston West Park End Ormesby Normanby East Coulby Newham Marton Nunthorpe Pinchinthorpe Guisborough S.W. Stokesley South Great Ayton S.E. Transport
Rail
Nunthorpe is served by both Gypsy Lane and Nunthorpe stations.
Bus
Bus services are:
28- Middlesbrough-Saltburn (Arriva) every 30 minutes
29- Middlesbrough-Stokesley (Arriva) every 30 minutes (does not go past Nunthorpe shops/station)
455- Eston-Nunthorpe (Leven Valley) every 60 minutes
615- Nunthorpe-Stainton (Compass Royston) every 60 minutes
627- Middlesbrough-Nunthorpe (Leven Valley) every 60 minutes evenings/Sundays
750- Easington-Middlesbrough (Leven Valley) one journey every day
External links
Categories:- Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
- Locations in the Tees Valley
- Areas within Middlesbrough
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