Natural landmarks · South West England
Allhallows College
Allhallows College — a school heritage in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Allhallows College is a school heritage located in england-south-west, 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
Allhallows College is located in South-West England. It serves as a theological college and is associated with the Church of England. The institution is noted for its focus on ministerial training and education.
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Background
History
The school was founded about 1515 in Honiton, probably as a chantry school where priests taught boys to read Latin so that they could sing in the choir. Later still it became a grammar school for the sons of the local gentry. Its origins in Honiton are the reason former pupils are still known as Old Honitonians, or OHs. The school was named after its neighbour All Hallows, a roadside chapel for travellers built sometime before 1327 and now the oldest existing secular building in Honiton. By the 1930s there was an increase in traffic through Honiton, which lay on the main route to Cornwall, which became a serious hazard to the school, with premises on both sides of the main road. The…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7260, -2.9370
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Lyme Regis
- Postcode
- DT7 3PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 1515
- Official site
- www.townmill.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4732252 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Allhallows College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Allhallows College?
- Allhallows College is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT7 3PE), in the parish of Lyme Regis.
- When was Allhallows College built?
- Built or established in 1515.
- Is Allhallows College free to visit?
- Yes, Allhallows College is free to enter.
- How do I get to Allhallows College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT7 3PE. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.