Farleigh School
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Farleigh School is an English
IAPS Roman Catholic boarding and day prep school of approximately 400 children. Situated in 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of parkland in the Test Valley
, Hampshire
, the school was founded as a male boarding school in 1953 at Farleigh House, near Basingstoke
, Hampshire
, the seat of the earls of Portsmouth, by the late Jocelyn Francis Trappes-Lomax.
Since moving to Red Rice
in 1982, the school has acquired an indoor swimming pool, a new art and DT facility, and a new headmaster. Father Simon Everson, in addition to his duties as headmaster at Farleigh School, also takes responsibility as chaplain at the school.
Since 1982 it has been located in a Georgian
country house previously named Red Rice House, where the future George IV of England (then still Prince of Wales
) was secretly – and illegally – married to the Roman Catholic
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
in 1785. The house is situated in the hamlet
Red Rice
, near Andover, Hampshire
.
The former Hampshire
cricketer and Crystal Palace
and Southampton
footballer, Bernard Harrison
, was for many years a teacher of Mathematics and Sports at the school.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
IAPS Roman Catholic boarding and day prep school of approximately 400 children. Situated in 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of parkland in the Test Valley
Test Valley
Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover....
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, the school was founded as a male boarding school in 1953 at Farleigh House, near Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, the seat of the earls of Portsmouth, by the late Jocelyn Francis Trappes-Lomax.
Since moving to Red Rice
Red Rice, Hampshire
Red Rice is a hamlet south-west of Andover, Hampshire, England.-Red Rice House:The Georgian Red Rice House was in the early 20th century a seat of the Miller-Mundy family, colliery owners who had moved from their estate at Shipley Park, Derbyshire. In the 1960s it was occupied by a minor Roman...
in 1982, the school has acquired an indoor swimming pool, a new art and DT facility, and a new headmaster. Father Simon Everson, in addition to his duties as headmaster at Farleigh School, also takes responsibility as chaplain at the school.
Since 1982 it has been located in a Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
country house previously named Red Rice House, where the future George IV of England (then still Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
) was secretly – and illegally – married to the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
Maria Fitzherbert , was the woman with whom the future George IV secretly undertook a form of marriage, and his companion for a large part of his adult life. However the marriage in England was invalid under English civil laws concerning royal marriages...
in 1785. The house is situated in the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
Red Rice
Red Rice, Hampshire
Red Rice is a hamlet south-west of Andover, Hampshire, England.-Red Rice House:The Georgian Red Rice House was in the early 20th century a seat of the Miller-Mundy family, colliery owners who had moved from their estate at Shipley Park, Derbyshire. In the 1960s it was occupied by a minor Roman...
, near Andover, Hampshire
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
.
Notable alumni
- Rupert AllasonRupert AllasonRupert William Simon Allason is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon, from 1987 to 1997...
- Rupert EverettRupert EverettRupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country as an openly gay student at an English public school, set in the 1930s...
- Alexander Hesketh, 3rd Baron HeskethAlexander Hesketh, 3rd Baron HeskethThomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh, KBE, PC , is a British UK Independence Party politician. For most of his life, he has preferred to be addressed by his middle name...
- John Home Robertson
- Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
The former Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
cricketer and Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
footballer, Bernard Harrison
Bernard Harrison
Bernard Reginald Stanhope Harrison was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Hampshire and professional football with Crystal Palace, Southampton and Exeter City...
, was for many years a teacher of Mathematics and Sports at the school.