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Wolsingham School
Wolsingham School in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Wolsingham School is a place of interest in England North East, 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
Wolsingham School is a coeducational secondary school located in Wolsingham, County Durham, England. It was founded in 1614 as a boys' school. An early female student was Janet Taylor in the early 1800s. The school is situated just off the A689, and near the River Wear in the former district of Wear Valley. This is the former grammar school. In the past the lower site was the site for Key Stage 3, while the upper site was for Key Stage 4. This system no longer exists.
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Background
History
The school was founded on 19 June 1614 by William James who was the Bishop of Durham. The board of trustees included nine landowners who had all donated land to create the (then) boys' school. Each of the founding trustees was allowed to name two boys to be taught a basis education from the age of eight. In 1834 the master was the Reverend Philip Brownrigg who was the local curate and he lived in the master's house which was built by public subscription in about 1795. Wolsingham had two school buildings – 'Wolsingham Grammar School' on Main Road which then became Wolsingham Secondary School, with the addition of a new building opened in 1958 on the site of the school playing fields. This…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7328, -1.8911
- Address
- Leazes Lane
- Established
- 1614
- Official site
- www.wolsinghamschool.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q8030428 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wolsingham School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wolsingham School?
- Wolsingham School is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7328°, -1.8911°.
- When was Wolsingham School built?
- Wolsingham School dates to 1614.