Sexey’s 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.- Type: School
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: school in Somerset, UK
- Address: Cole Road, Bruton, BA10 0DF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sexey’s Hospital and Bruton Dovecote.
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 2,700 feet northeast of Sexey’s School.
Bruton Dovecote
Ruins
Photo: Bruton Somerset, Public domain.
The Bruton Dovecote is a limestone tower that was built between the 15th and 17th century in Bruton in the English county of Somerset. The structure was once used as a dovecote, and may have been a watchtower or prospect tower prior to this. Bruton Dovecote is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Sexey’s School.
Bruton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bruton railway station serves a largely rural area in the county of Somerset in England. The station is situated in the market town of Bruton. The station is on the Bristol to Weymouth line some 32.75 miles south of Bath Spa. Bruton railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Sexey’s School.
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.
Batcombe
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet and 26 miles south of Bristol. Batcombe is situated 3 miles north of Sexey’s School.
Sexey’s School
- Categories: secondary school, boarding school, academy school, and education
- Location: Bruton, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.10501° or 51° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.4635° or 2° 27′ 49″ westOperator
Quantock Education TrustOpen location code
9C3V4G4P+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 405302692OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7458561
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In Other Languages
“Sexey’s School” goes by many names.
- French: “Sexey’s School”
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