Natural landmarks · London
Chinthurst School
In or near Betchworth.
Chinthurst School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
Robin Webster — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tadworth · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chinthurst School is a school heritage located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Chinthurst School is an educational establishment located in London. It offers a range of learning opportunities for students, though specific details regarding its founding, architecture, or designation are not provided.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
Background
History
Chinthurst School was founded in 1908 by Alice Katherine Atkins in a perfume factory. Two years later, the first dedicated school building was erected on farmland at the present site. Records from the school's early days have not survived. However, it is apparent that under Miss Atkins and her headmistress in the 1910s, Miss Thwaites, the establishment was principally a girls' school that accepted a limited number of boarders. The archaeologist Aileen Fox (then Aileen Henderson) remembered, on joining the school as an 11-year-old in 1918: <blockquote>Chinthurst was run by the formidable Miss Thwaites, and took some thirty girls, some of them boarders, between the ages of eight and fifteen.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2882, -0.2359
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Reigate and Banstead
- Parish
- Reigate and Banstead, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT20 5QZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reigate
- Established
- 1908
- Nearest railway station
- Tadworth — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5101360 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chinthurst School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chinthurst School?
- Chinthurst School is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT20 5QZ), in the parish of Reigate and Banstead, unparished area.
- What is Chinthurst School?
- Chinthurst School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Chinthurst School?
- The nearest railway station is Tadworth, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode KT20 5QZ.
- When was Chinthurst School built?
- Built or established in 1908.
- Is Chinthurst School a protected site?
- Yes — Chinthurst School is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Chinthurst School free to visit?
- Yes, Chinthurst School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chinthurst School?
- The nearest railway station is Tadworth, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT20 5QZ.