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Schools,
Westmorland
Rosegill, Oct. 2.
Mr. URBAN,
BY the Parliamentary Enquiry in 1819, respecting the
Education of the lower classes in England, it was found that
Westmoreland was the best educated County in the kingdom.
The following is a brief account of Schools with endowment
in this County; some of them are in high repute for
classical acquirements, and have produced many eminent
characters both in Church and State.
APPLEBY, founded by Queen Elizabeth, in 1574, and endowed by
her with 5l. 10s. 8d. a year, payable
out of the rents accruing to the Crown within the County of
Westmoreland. Numerous benefactors have since contributed to
increase its revenues. The amount of the Master's salary is
now estimated at about 3000l. a year. This School has
valuable exhibitions to Queen's College, Oxford.
AMBLESIDE, in the parish of Windermere, founded in 1723, by
John Kelswick of Ambleside, and endowed by him with an
estate at Ambleside.
ASHBY, built by George Smith, Citizen of London, a native of
this parish, in 1688, and endowed by him with 20s. a
year. Dr. Thomas Smith, his cousin, and Bishop of Carlisle,
and a native of this parish, left 100l. for the
benefit of this School.
BAMPTON, founded in 1623, by Thomas Sutton, D.D. a native of
this parish, and Rector od St. Saviour's, Southwark, and
endowed by him with 500l. which was expended in the
purchase of tithes of corn and hay in the parish of Bampton.
Iin 1724 the Rev. Wm. Stephenson, a native of this parish,
and Rector of Laxton, in the county of Nottingham,
bequeathed the sum of 150l. equally between the
Church and School at Bampton, which was laid out in the
purchase of lands at Bomby in this parish. In 1816 John
Noble, esq. of London, a native of this parish, gave
500l. in the 3 per cents. the interest of which to be
paid to the Master for the time being.
BARTON, founded in 1649, by Dr. Gerard Langbaine, and Dr.
Lancelot Dawes, and who, with the assistance of Dr. Adam
Airey, Dr. Wm. Lancaster, and a contribution among the
parishioners, endowed it liberally. The money with which
this School was endowed is now invested in a dwelling house
and field at Barton, an estate at Slowgill in the county of
York, and another at Firbank in Westmoreland.
BOLTON, in the parish of Morland, founded in 1721, and
endowed with 190l. given and bequeathed by various
individuals at different times.
BROUGH, founded in 1506, by John Brunskill, and at the time
of the dissolution of Monasteries (1535), 7l.
11s. 4d. was directed to be paid to the
School-master by the King's Auditors, out of the rents and
revenues which formerly belonged to it as a Chapel, which
had been endowed by the above founder, and other
benefactors.
BURTON, founded about the year 1657, and endowed by John
Hutton with the residue of the rents and profits of an
estate at Hindon, in the parish of Cockfield, in the county
of Durham, after paying thereout 40s. a year to the
poor in the parish of Cockfield. A subscription amounting to
about 117l. was also raised for increasing the
endowment of this School.
CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, founded about the year 1630, by the Rev.
Wm. Willan, Vicar of this parish, who gave 100l. to
it, which was afterwards laid out on land. In 1784 the
School was rebuilt at the expence of Wm. Dent, esq. of
London, a native of this parish, who, with his brother
Robert, and Anne Viscountess of Andover, contributed to
increase its revenues by the gift of 500l. which was
invested in South Sea Annuities.
DUFTON, founded by Christopher Walker, in 1670, and endowed
by him with the interest of 40l. and by Michael Todd,
with 4l. a year, payable out of lands at Knowle
Green, in the parish of Staines, Middlesex.
GREENHOLME, in the parish of Orton, founded in 1733, by
George Gibson, esq. and endowed by him with 400l.
original Bank Stock.
HEVERSHAM, founded in 1613, by Edward Wilson, esq. of
Heversham Hall, and endowed by him with the yearly rent
charge of 21l. 3s. 10d. issuing out of
certain burgage messuages and tenements in Kendal, and a
rent charge of 3l. a year, issuing out of a field in
Strickland Ketel called Dawson's Close. In 1773 the sum of
230l. was raised by subscription by the Rev. Henry
Wilson, Vicar of this parish, for the better endowment of
this School, which was laid out in the pur-
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