Natural landmarks · South East England
Ravenscroft School
Ravenscroft School — a school heritage in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Mark Anderson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ravenscroft School is a school heritage located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
Ravenscroft School is located in South-East England. It serves as an educational institution, although specific historical or architectural details are not provided.
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Background
History
Ravenscroft was founded by Mr Henry F. Bailey as a preparatory school for boys at Yelverton, Devon, in 1931. In the course of its existence, it had at least three different homes. Its first home was a house at Yelverton called Ravenscroft House, on the edge of Yelverton Common, with views over Dartmoor. This was previously known as 'Hayesleigh' and is now the Ravenscroft Care Home. In 1941, during the Second World War, a new but temporary Royal Air Force airfield called RAF Harrowbeer was constructed on part of Roborough Down close to Yelverton, and Ravenscroft House was requisitioned to become the officers' mess. The school closed at Yelverton, and Mr Bailey left to teach temporarily at…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3113, -2.2917
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Norton St Philip
- Postcode
- BA2 7RW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Established
- 1931
Sources
- wikidata: Q7296521 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ravenscroft School, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ravenscroft School?
- Ravenscroft School is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 7RW), in the parish of Norton St Philip.
- Is Ravenscroft School free to visit?
- Yes, Ravenscroft School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ravenscroft School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 7RW. It sits within the Frome and East Somerset parliamentary constituency.