Other places · Mid Wales
Lady Hawkins' School
In or near Kington.
Lady Hawkins' School in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction · 4.0 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lady Hawkins' School, the nearest railway station is Titley Junction, located 4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HR5 3AW. Entry details are not specified.
About
Lady Hawkins' School is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Lady Hawkins' School is a historic educational institution located in Kington, Herefordshire. It offers a broad curriculum and a variety of extracurricular activities, including trips and sports, while emphasizing strong pastoral care for its students.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lady Hawkins' School is a 11-16 secondary school in Kington, Herefordshire. The headteacher is Allen Brace. The school is now housed in modern buildings erected in 1962 and 1973, with other buildings erected more recently, almost all of which have been refurbished between 1990 and 1995 to meet the challenges and demands of recent curriculum developments. The original 1600s building is now in use as a private residence.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The school was founded on 29 September 1632 with funding from the estate of Lady Margaret Hawkins, widow of Sir John Hawkins, a slaver. She came from a Herefordfordshire family, being the daughter of Charles Vaughan. She was married to Hawkins for a few years in the 1590s before he died in the Caribbean. Lady Hawkins died in 1619, leaving £800 'for the purchasing of lands or tenements of a yearly value of forty pounds for and towards the perpetual maintenance of a learned and choice preaching divine, the Master, to keep a free school in Kington, in the County of Herefordshire, and of a learned and discreet Usher under him, for the instructing and teaching of youths and children in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2025, -3.0385
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Kington
- Postcode
- HR5 3AW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Phone
- 01544 230 441
- Established
- 1632
- Nearest railway station
- Titley Junction — 4 km
- Official site
- www.lhs.hereford.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6470221 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lady Hawkins' School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lady Hawkins' School?
- Lady Hawkins' School is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR5 3AW), in the parish of Kington.
- What is Lady Hawkins' School?
- Lady Hawkins' School in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lady Hawkins' School?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR5 3AW.
- When was Lady Hawkins' School built?
- Built or established in 1632.
- Is Lady Hawkins' School a protected site?
- Yes — Lady Hawkins' School is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Lady Hawkins' School?
- The nearest railway station is Titley Junction, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR5 3AW.