King’s College School
King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a public school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was established in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and had part of the school's premises in Strand, prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897.Photo: William.brierly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: School
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: school in Wimbledon, Merton, London, UK
- Also known as: “KCS”, “KCS Wimbledon”, “King’s”, “King’s College School, Wimbledon”, and “Wimbledon”
- Address: Southside Common, London, SW19 4TT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southside House and Wimbledon Common Preparatory School.
Southside House
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southside House is a historical 15,650 sq ft home located on the south side of Wimbledon Common. It is Grade II* listed. Dating back to Jacobean times, Southside House was originally a farm at either end of which were built two cottages.
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
School
There are around 2,400 private schools in England. Many are represented by the Independent Schools Council, while around 300 independent senior schools are represented by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, although both bodies also represent schools outside England and the United Kingdom. Wimbledon Common Preparatory School is situated 690 feet southeast of King’s College School.
Cannizaro Park
Park
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cannizaro Park is a public park in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Located towards the south-western edge of Wimbledon Common, it is known for its ornamental landscaped gardens with ponds and sculpture. Cannizaro Park is situated 1,600 feet northwest of King’s College School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottenham Park and Copse Hill.
Cottenham Park
Quarter
Cottenham Park is a small district of the London Borough of Merton located to the south of Copse Hill, north of Raynes Park, in West Wimbledon, London.
Copse Hill
Neighborhood
Copse Hill is a low-rise district of the London Borough of Merton to the south of Wimbledon Common, associated with Raynes Park its nearest railway station.
Raynes Park
Suburb
King’s College School
- Categories: independent school and education
- Location: Merton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42037° or 51° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.22584° or 0° 13′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3XCQCF+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 391524485OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q6410900
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“King’s College School” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة الكلية الملكية”
- Armenian: “Քինգս քոլեջ”
- Catalan: “King’s College School”
- Chinese: “伦敦国王学院附中”
- Chinese: “伦敦国王学院附属中学”
- Chinese: “倫敦國王學院附中”
- Chinese: “国王学院学校”
- Chinese: “国王学院高等学校”
- Chinese: “國王學院學校”
- Chinese: “英国国王学院学校”
- Chinese: “英国国王学院附中”
- Chinese: “英皇學院”
- Czech: “King’s College School”
- Dutch: “King’s College School”
- French: “King’s College School”
- Galician: “King’s College School”
- Georgian: “სამეფო კოლეჯის სკოლა”
- Hebrew: “בית ספר קינגס קולג‘”
- Japanese: “キングス・カレッジ・スクール”
- Japanese: “キングズ・カレッジ・スクール”
- Japanese: “キングズ・コレッジ・スクール”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “King’s College School”
- Portuguese: “KCS Wimbledon”
- Portuguese: “KCS”
- Portuguese: “King’s College School”
- Portuguese: “King’s”
- Russian: “Кингз-колледж”
- Slovenian: “KCS”
- Slovenian: “King’s College School”
- Spanish: “King’s College School”
- Swedish: “King’s College School”
- Ukrainian: “Кінгз-колледж”
- Welsh: “Ysgol Coleg y Brenin, Llundain”
- Welsh: “Ysgol Coleg y Brenin”
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