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| Lowther Endowed School, Hackthorpe | ||
| Lowther Endowed School | ||
| locality:- | Hackthorpe | |
| civil parish:- | Lowther (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | NY54032340 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5423 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY52 | |
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 BRT51.jpg Old part of the building. (taken 22.10.2009)  BRT52.jpg Coat of arms, Lowther Family (taken 22.10.2009) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 8 9) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Grammar School (Endowed)" |
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 BRT53.jpg Modern school badge. (taken 22.10.2009) |
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| notes:- |
Founded by Sir John Lowther, his uncle Richard Lowther, and John Teasdale the rector,
1635. |
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