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Wellington College, military school with ry. sta., Sandhurst par., Berks, in SE. of co., 4 miles SE. of Wokingham; was founded by Queen Victoria (1856) in memory of the Duke of Wellington; has accommodation for 250 boys, and has a fine library and museum.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "military school with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "educational facilities") |
Administrative units: | Sandhurst CP/Ch Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Wellington College |
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