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Founding of the Croydon School

When
1714
Where
Croydon
Part of
Founding of Archbishop Tenison's School

Thomas Tenison established a new school in Croydon in 1714 after assuming the role of Archbishop of Canterbury.

The school was founded in 1714 in Croydon, a location situated between the Archbishop's palaces of Canterbury and Lambeth. This initiative was part of Tenison's broader pattern of founding educational institutions in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Sources

  1. Archbishop Tenison's School Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-11

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