Hordle Walhampton School
Hordle Walhampton Day and Boarding School is an independent school situated in the Manor of Walhampton, Lymington, England. It is the result of the 1997 merger of Hordle House School situated in Milford-on-Sea and Walhampton School which was based at the current site.
The Walhampton School was founded by Mrs. Brewer who was the last owner of the Manor after World War II. Walhampton School became a preparatory school in 1948 and was turned into a charitable trust in 1954. It originally had two joint headmasters, John Bradfield and Peter Lawford.[1]
Hordle House School was founded in 1926 by the Rev E Whately-Smith.
The school has approximately 400 children aged 2 to 13.
[edit] Alumni
- Paul Bliss, organiser of Blissfields[1] music festival
- Derek Jarman
- Jeremy Howard-Williams D.F.C. (1922–1995), Second World War fighter pilot, who later became a writer
Its current headmaster is Henry Phillips
[edit] References
- ^ "Hordle Walhampton school". Hordle Walhampton School. http://www.hordlewalhampton.co.uk/pages/frames/school_info/school_info.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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Coordinates: 50°46′07″N 1°31′53″W / 50.7685°N 1.5313°W
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