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Formerly known as The Gunnery and Mr. Gunn's School, it was named for its founder, has no military affiliations and is a non-sectarian school. The Frederick Gunn School was founded in 1850 by Frederick W. Gunn , a teacher, abolitionist, and father of recreational camping in America, [ 4 ] based on his belief that strength of character was the ...
Wykeham /ˈwɪk.əm/ is a deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Weston in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, Wykeham Chapel Wykeham is the site of the ruined chapel of Saint Nicholas and the earthwork remains of Wykeham Hall, which was the country residence of the Prior of Spalding .
The Rolling Stones began pre-tour preparations in July 1989 at the Wykeham Rise School, a former boarding school for girls in Litchfield, Connecticut.A 25-member entourage, as well as a security force larger than the surrounding towns, was hired to support the band.
William of Wykeham (1320/4–1404), English bishop and chancellor; Peter Wykeham (1915–1995), Second World War flying ace; Wykeham McNeill (born 1957), Jamaican politician; Wykeham Leigh Pemberton (1833–1918), British Army officer
Former pupils of Winchester College are called Old Wykehamists, after the school's founder, William of Wykeham. Old Wykehamists are former pupils of Winchester College, so called in memory of the school's founder, William of Wykeham. [1] [2] He was Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor of England.
Wykeham is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A169 road and is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) north-east of Malton . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Wykeham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as wicum , and the name of the hamlet derives from Old English and means [at] the dwellings.
Gunnery may refer to: The use of guns or the study of how to apply the techniques and procedures of operating them; The operation of artillery; The operation of naval artillery; The Gunnery, a coeducational prep school in Connecticut, United States
William of Wykeham (born William Longe) was the son of John Longe, a freeman from Wickham in Hampshire. He was educated at a school in Winchester, and probably enjoyed early patronage from two local men, Sir Ralph Sutton, constable of Winchester Castle, and Sir John Scures, lord of the manor of Wickham, and then from Thomas Foxley, Constable of Windsor Castle.