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Winchester College is located in the surrounds of England’s Anglo-Saxon capital. Its medieval architecture is well preserved within the original grounds, which overlook the South Downs National Park and the River Itchen.
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Winchester College is located in the historic surrounds of...
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The school was built over 600 years ago between the...
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Coordinates: 51°03′29″N01°18′46″W51.05806°N 1.31278°W. Winchester College is an English public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Winchester College is a world famous, independent boarding school in Hampshire for pupils aged 13-18, with a co-ed Sixth Form offering day places. Sixth Form applications are now open for September 2025 entry.
The school was built over 600 years ago between the cathedral close and the water meadows, on the edge of a city that was once England’s capital. Surrounded by Hampshire’s rolling downs and chalk streams, it enjoys a spacious and gentle setting within a lively, modern city.
Apr 27, 2024 · Winchester College, one of the oldest of the great public schools of England, in Winchester, Hampshire. Its formal name, St. Mary College of Winchester near Winchester, dates from 1382, when it was founded by Bishop William of Wykeham ( q.v.) to prepare boys for his New College, Oxford, known as St. Mary College of Winchester in Oxford.
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Winchester College is located in the historic surrounds of the Roman and Anglo Saxon city which King Alfred made his capital. The school retains its original location on College Street, a short walk from the city centre, just the other side of one of two surviving medieval city gates.
Winchester is a full boarding school for boys aged 13-18, with day pupils, including girls, in its Sixth Form. Boarding: Yes. Local authority: Hampshire.
