Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Lucton School
Lucton School in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Lucton 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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From the Wikipedia article
Lucton School, is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school in Lucton near Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was founded in 1708 as a boys' school and began admitting girls in the 1970s. It currently has c.350 pupils on roll, aged from six months to 18 years. The school operates as a registered charity and is a member of the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, the Independent Schools Council Information Service and the Boarding Schools Association. Fees are currently £29,955 for full boarders, £24,750 for weekly boarders and £12,945 for day pupils.
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Background
History
The 'free school in Lucton' was founded by John Pierrepont by indenture dated 7 December 1708. Pierrepont had made his fortune as a vintner in London and, being unmarried, elected to use his fortune in good works. He restored the chapel in Lucton village and provided a stipend for a minister. In his will, he also provided bequests to The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew (of which he was a governor) and Mile End Hospital. His generosity is recorded on a funeral cartouche, originally mounted in the chapel in Lucton but now in the dining hall of the school. By Act of Parliament in 1708, Pierrepont established a free school in Lucton, based on the tithes due him from estates and manors such as…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2759, -2.8254
- Established
- 1708
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6698127 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lucton School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lucton School?
- Lucton School is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2759°, -2.8254°.
- When was Lucton School built?
- Lucton School dates to 1708.