King’s School, Chester

The King's School, Chester, is a co-educational private day school for pupils aged 4 to 18. It is one of the seven 'King's Schools' established by King Henry VIII in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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Type: School
Denomination: Anglican
Description: independent day school in Chester, Cheshire, England
Also known as: “The King’s School” and “The King’s School, Chester”
Address: Wrexham Road, Chester, CH4 7QL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Castle and Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.

Chester Castle

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Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. Chester Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of King’s School, Chester.

Minerva’s Shrine, Chester

Archaeological site

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Minerva's Shrine is a Roman shrine dedicated to the goddess Minerva, located in Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. Minerva’s Shrine, Chester is situated 1¼ miles north of King’s School, Chester.

St Mark’s Church, Saltney

Church

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St Mark's Church is in High Street, Saltney, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. St Mark’s Church, Saltney is situated 1 mile northwest of King’s School, Chester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltney and Chester.

Saltney

Suburb

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Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished.

Chester

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Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.

Abbot’s Meads

Suburb

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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester. Abbot’s Meads is situated 2½ miles north of King’s School, Chester.

King’s School, Chester

Categories: grammar school and education
Location: Claverton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.16789° or 53° 10′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.8991° or 2° 53′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C5V5492+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37832782

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7744469

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In Other Languages

From Swedish to Welsh—“King’s School, Chester” goes by many names.

Swedish: “King’s School, Chester”
Welsh: “Ysgol y Brenin, Caer”

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