Historic houses · East Midlands
Latin House
Latin House — house in Risley, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Long Eaton · 4.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Latin House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Risley, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.9166°, -1.3154°.
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Latin House, Risley is a Grade II* listed building in Risley, Derbyshire.
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Background
History
In 1583 Sir Michael Willoughby and his wife Catherine founded three schools, one for Latin, one for English and one for girls. Latin House was built by Elizabeth Grey in 1706 as a school. in 1720 she provided an endowment for the Latin and girls’ school which were built to the east of Latin House. The master of the Latin school was employed at a salary of £150 per annum, the English master received £100 and the mistress of the girls’ school £50. The schools provided free education for children of Risley, Breaston, Sandiacre, Dale Abbey, Stanton-by-Dale, Wilsthorpe, Draycott, Little Wilden and Hopwell. One of its most famous pupils was Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, later Chancellor…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9166, -1.3154
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Erewash
- Parish
- Risley
- Postcode
- DE72 3SR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Erewash
- Nearest railway station
- Long Eaton — 4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17546117 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Latin House, Risley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Latin House, Risley (03).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Latin House?
- Latin House is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE72 3SR), in the parish of Risley.
- Who owns Latin House?
- Latin House is owned by Risley Educational Foundation.
- Is Latin House a listed building?
- Latin House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Latin House?
- The nearest railway station is Long Eaton, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE72 3SR.