Bruton School for Girls
Bruton School for Girls was an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18, near Pitcombe in Bruton in south east Somerset, England. By the 2009, the school comprised Sunny Hill Nursery, Sunny Hill Prep, a senior school and a sixth form with an overall attendance of approximately 250 pupils, of whom a third were boarders.- Type: School
- Description: school in Somerset, UK
- Postal code: BA10 0NT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Leonard and Sexey’s School.
Church of Saint Leonard
Church
Photo: Judith Bennett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Leonard is situated 2,300 feet south of Bruton School for Girls.
Sexey’s School
School
Sexey's School is a Church of England, co-educational state boarding and day school in Bruton, Somerset, England for 11-18 year olds. Sexey's School is named after Hugh Sexey who, in 1599, was appointed as a Royal auditor to Elizabeth I and later as a Royal auditor to James I. Sexey's Hospital was established in 1619 from the proceeds of his will, and the school was founded in 1889. Sexey’s School is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Bruton School for Girls.
Sexey’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hugh Sexey's Hospital in Bruton, Somerset, England was built around 1630 as almshouses. The West Wing and chapel have been designated as a Grade I listed building. Sexey’s Hospital is situated 1 mile northeast of Bruton School for Girls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruton and Redlynch.
Bruton
Town
Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruton is a small market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, 10 miles north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles south-west of Frome.
Redlynch
Hamlet
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redlynch is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Bruton, in Somerset, England. The 18th-century church and a folly named The Towers are of architectural interest.
Yarlington
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarlington is a village and civil parish, near the source of the River Cam, in the English county of Somerset. Administratively, Yarlington shares a parish council with nearby North Cadbury. Yarlington is situated 3 miles southwest of Bruton School for Girls.
Bruton School for Girls
- Categories: boarding school, independent school, girls‘ school, charitable organization, and education
- Location: Pitcombe, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09899° or 51° 5′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.46775° or 2° 28′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3V3GXJ+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 404250536OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q4979875
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