John Freeston

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Monument to John Freeston at Frieston's Hospital (originally an Almshouse), Kirkthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Frieston's Hospital, endowed by Freeston in 1594 as accommodations for seven poor men

John Freeston (1512[1] – 1594) is known by the locals of Altofts and Normanton, West Yorkshire. Admitted in 1544 to Gray's Inn in London as a barrister, Freeston is best known for the founding of the Normanton Grammar School, forerunner of the Freeston Academy in 1592. A lock of his hair remains in Normanton's All-Saint's church.

References

  1. ^ Normanton Town Council

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