Natural landmarks · South West England
Sandroyd School
In or near Ashmore.
Sandroyd School — a school heritage in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sandroyd 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cranborne Chase SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Sandroyd School is an educational institution located in South-East England. It provides a comprehensive curriculum and is known for its focus on a balanced development approach for students. The school emphasises academic excellence alongside personal growth.
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Background
History
Sandroyd School was founded as a school for boys by L. H. Wellesley Wesley at Sandroyd House, Fairmile, in Cobham, Surrey in 1880. He was a great-grandson of Charles Wesley. In 1939, in anticipation of the Second World War, the school moved to Rushmore House, home of the Pitt-Rivers family. The house lies in the centre of Cranborne Chase on the borders of Wiltshire and Dorset. A link between the two sites is that Sandroyd House was built in 1860 for the pre-Raphaelite painter John Roddam Spencer Stanhope by the architect Philip Webb (1831–1915), the friend of William Morris, and it was Webb who remodelled the interior of Rushmore for General Pitt Rivers twenty years later. In the 1960s the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9652, -2.0675
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Berwick St. John
- Postcode
- SP5 5QD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Established
- 1880
Sources
- wikidata: Q7416885 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandroyd School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandroyd School?
- Sandroyd School is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP5 5QD), in the parish of Berwick St. John.
- What is Sandroyd School?
- Sandroyd School — a school heritage in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sandroyd School?
- Drivers can use postcode SP5 5QD.
- When was Sandroyd School built?
- Built or established in 1880.
- Is Sandroyd School a protected site?
- Yes — Sandroyd School is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Sandroyd School free to visit?
- Yes, Sandroyd School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sandroyd School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP5 5QD. It sits within the Salisbury parliamentary constituency.