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Eton College

school in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK
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Summary

Eton College is a public school[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public school entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Church of England[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Eton[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: independent school[6], boarding school[7], boys' school[8], nonprofit organization[9]
  • Founder: Henry VI of England[10]
  • Location: Eton[11]
  • Postal code: SL4 6DW[12]
  • Commons category: Eton College[13]
  • Has part(s): Eton College Chapel[14]
  • Inception: 1440[15]
  • OS grid reference: SU9671577868[16]
  • Coordinate location: 51.491667, -0.609444[17]
  • Official website: http://www.etoncollege.com/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eton College[19]
  • Email address: mailto:enquiries@etoncollege.org.uk[20]
  • Employees: 1218[21], 1212[22]
  • Phone number: +44-1753-370100[23]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
  • Heritage designation: Grade I listed building[25]
  • Official name: Eton College[26], The Kynge’s College of our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore[27]
  • Motto text: Floreat Etona[28]
  • Total revenue: 77,979,000[29], 84,951,000[30], 100,368,000[31], 91,268,000[32], 88,779,000[33], 99,570,000[34]
  • Category for alumni of educational institution: Category:People educated at Eton College[35]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Eton College include Eton mess[36] and Etonbreen[37], a glacier[38], in Norway[39].

Why It Matters

Eton College has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

It is credited with the discovery of floccinaucinihilipilification[42], an English noun[43]. Entities named for it include Eton mess[36] and Etonbreen[37], a glacier[38], in Norway[39].

FAQs

What did Eton College discover?

Eton College is credited as discoverer of floccinaucinihilipilification[42].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → public school, independent school, boarding school +2
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  2. 8w ago · NGOgo · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employees → {'amount': '+1218'}, {'amount': '+1212'}
    Donations → {'amount': '+17143000'}, {'amount': '+5644000'}, {'amount': '+7948000'} +3
    Number of volunteers → {'amount': '+19'}, {'amount': '+47'}
    Bequest income → {'amount': '+3075373'}, {'amount': '+653000'}, {'amount': '+883000'} +3
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50190|batch #50190]]: UK NGOs finances 2026"
  3. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → eton, eton-college
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: eton, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927178|eton (#289927178)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 367825
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