Dixie Grammar School
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Dixie Grammar School is a school in Market Bosworth
, Leicestershire
. It is next door to the high school Market Bosworth High School
.
The earliest records of the School's existence date from 1320, but the school was re-founded in 1601 under the will of an Elizabethan merchant and Lord Mayor of London, Sir Wolstan Dixie
, by his great-nephew Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna
, who came to live in Market Bosworth in 1608.
The most distinguished of the School's former pupils is Thomas Hooker
, founder of Hartford, Connecticut, known as the Father of American Democracy. Samuel Johnson
, moralist, poet and author of the famous dictionary
, taught at the school in the mid-eighteenth century.
The main building of today's school was built in 1828 and faces the market square of Market Bosworth. A distinguished headmaster of the school was the Rev. Arthur Benoni Evans
from 1829 till his death in 1854. The school ceased to exist as a "grammar school" in 1969, with the establishment of Market Bosworth High School
(11-13 years) and Bosworth Community College, Desford (14-18 years), as much larger comprehensive schools found favour.
The Leicestershire Independent Educational Trust was formed in 1983, and four years later the school was re-opened as a selective, independent, day school for boys and girls of all backgrounds between the ages of 10 and 18. Three years later the Junior School opened, moving in 2001 to its present premises, Temple Hall in Wellsborough.
Dixie Grammar is in three parts:
Market Bosworth
Market Bosworth is a small market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It formerly formed a district known as the Market Bosworth Rural District. In 1974 it merged with the Hinckley Rural District to form a new district named Hinckley and Bosworth...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. It is next door to the high school Market Bosworth High School
Market Bosworth High School
Market Bosworth High School is a secondary school in the small town of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, England.Market Bosworth was established in 1969, as a comprehensive school for both sexes of any ability between the ages of 11 and 14. The school is next door to Dixie Grammar School...
.
The earliest records of the School's existence date from 1320, but the school was re-founded in 1601 under the will of an Elizabethan merchant and Lord Mayor of London, Sir Wolstan Dixie
Wolstan Dixie
Sir Wolstan Dixie, , was a merchant and administrator, and Lord Mayor of London in 1585.-Life:He was the son of Thomas Dixie and Anne Jephson, who lived at Catworth in Huntingdonshire. Wolstan was the fourth son of his father, and went into business...
, by his great-nephew Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna
Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna
Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna and then Market Bosworth was founder of the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth.He was great-nephew of the first Sir Wolstan Dixie, Lord mayor of London, who endowed the Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge University.He was knighted by...
, who came to live in Market Bosworth in 1608.
The most distinguished of the School's former pupils is Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker was a prominent Puritan colonial leader, who founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts...
, founder of Hartford, Connecticut, known as the Father of American Democracy. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
, moralist, poet and author of the famous dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
, taught at the school in the mid-eighteenth century.
The main building of today's school was built in 1828 and faces the market square of Market Bosworth. A distinguished headmaster of the school was the Rev. Arthur Benoni Evans
Arthur Benoni Evans
Arthur Benoni Evans was a British writer.Evans was born at Compton Beauchamp in the English county of Berkshire , on 25 March 1781. His father, the Rev. Lewis Evans, vicar of Froxfield, Wiltshire, was a well-known astronomer, and held for many years the professorship of mathematics at the Royal...
from 1829 till his death in 1854. The school ceased to exist as a "grammar school" in 1969, with the establishment of Market Bosworth High School
Market Bosworth High School
Market Bosworth High School is a secondary school in the small town of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, England.Market Bosworth was established in 1969, as a comprehensive school for both sexes of any ability between the ages of 11 and 14. The school is next door to Dixie Grammar School...
(11-13 years) and Bosworth Community College, Desford (14-18 years), as much larger comprehensive schools found favour.
The Leicestershire Independent Educational Trust was formed in 1983, and four years later the school was re-opened as a selective, independent, day school for boys and girls of all backgrounds between the ages of 10 and 18. Three years later the Junior School opened, moving in 2001 to its present premises, Temple Hall in Wellsborough.
Dixie Grammar is in three parts:
- The Pippins Nursery School (ages 3–4)– in Wellsborough
- The Dixie Grammar Junior School (ages 5–10) – in Wellsborough
- The Dixie Grammar School (ages 10–18) – in Market Bosworth