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Winchester College

boarding school in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Winchester College was founded in 1382. It is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, established during the late medieval period.

The institution employed 395 staff members as of 2020.

Winchester College

Summary

Winchester College is an independent school[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of independent_school entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winchester College is located in Winchester[3].
  • Winchester College is located in Hampshire[4].
  • Winchester College is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Winchester College's image is recorded as Winchester - College 02.JPG[6].
  • Winchester College's instance of is recorded as independent school[7].
  • Winchester College's instance of is recorded as boarding school[8].
  • Winchester College's instance of is recorded as independent school[9].
  • Winchester College's instance of is recorded as boys' school[10].
  • Winchester College's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[11].
  • Winchester College's anthem is recorded as Domum, Dulce Domum[12].
  • Winchester College's founder is recorded as William of Wykeham[13].
  • Winchester College's headquarters location is recorded as Winchester[14].
  • Winchester College's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122486740[15].
  • Winchester College's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150825867[16].
  • Winchester College's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50038080[17].
  • Winchester College's location is recorded as Winchester[18].
  • Winchester College's postal code is recorded as SO23 9NA[19].
  • Winchester College's Commons category is recorded as Winchester College[20].
  • Winchester College's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1442467[21].
  • +1382-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Winchester College[22].
  • +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Winchester College[23].
  • Winchester College's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.058055555555555, 'lon': -1.3127777777777778}[24].
  • Winchester College's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dbns[25].
  • Winchester College's official website is recorded as https://www.winchestercollege.org[26].
  • Winchester College's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Winchester College[27].

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Founding

Winchester College's founder is recorded as William of Wykeham[13]. Recorded inception include +1382-00-00T00:00:00Z[22] and +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].

Operations

Winchester College's headquarters location is recorded as Winchester[14].

Why It Matters

Winchester College ranks in the top 1% of independent_school entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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