King’s Ely
King's Ely is an all through public school in the city of Ely in England. It was founded in 970 AD, making it one of the oldest schools in the world. It was given its first royal charter by King Henry VIII in 1541, its second by Queen Elizabeth I in 1562, and its third by King Charles II in 1666.- Type: School
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: school in Cambridgeshire, UK
- Also known as: “The King’s School”, “The King’s School Ely”, and “The King’s School, Ely”
- Address: Barton Road, Ely, CB7 4DB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ely Cathedral and Ely railway station.
Ely Cathedral
Church
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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Ely Cathedral is situated 1,800 feet northeast of King’s Ely.
Ely railway station
Railway station
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Ely railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the cathedral city of Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is 70 miles 30 chains from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Waterbeach and Littleport stations on the Fen line to King's Lynn. Ely railway station is situated 2,100 feet southeast of King’s Ely.
Oliver Cromwell’s House
Oliver Cromwell's House in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England was the family home of Oliver Cromwell. The kitchen dates from around 1215, other parts being built later. Oliver Cromwell’s House is situated 1,600 feet north of King’s Ely.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ely and Stuntney.
Ely
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ely is a small, historical cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England. Ely combines two sides: it is a pocket-sized medieval city that retains much of its medieval character, and at the same time a relaxed and tolerant market town, with increasing links to Cambridge.
Stuntney
Village
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuntney is a village between Ely and Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. It is just off the main road going from Newmarket to Ely, the A142.
Queen Adelaide
Village
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queen Adelaide is a hamlet on the River Great Ouse in the Fens about 1+1⁄2 miles northeast of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The hamlet is named after a pub, which in turn was named after the British queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. Queen Adelaide is situated 2 miles northeast of King’s Ely.
King’s Ely
- Categories: independent school, boarding school, charitable organization, and education
- Location: Isle of Ely, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39443° or 52° 23′ 40″ northLongitude
0.25946° or 0° 15′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F4297V5+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 4593816OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7744468
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Swedish—“King’s Ely” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “internulejo King’s School Ely”
- Esperanto: “The King’s School Ely”
- Galician: “The King’s School Ely”
- Swedish: “The King’s School Ely”
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