Bruton School for Girls
Bruton School for Girls was a private day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18, near Pitcombe in Bruton in south east Somerset, England. It opened in 1900 as Sunny Hill School, and closed in 2022 following a fall in pupil numbers.- Type: School
- Description: school in Somerset, UK
- Also known as: “Former Bruton School for Girls”
- Postal code: BA10 0NT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Leonard and Sexey’s School.
Church of Saint Leonard
Church
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
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
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
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
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″ north
Longitude
-2.46775° or 2° 28′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C3V3GXJ+HW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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