Kimbolton School
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Kimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational Public
day and boarding school located in the village of Kimbolton
, in rural Cambridgeshire
but close to the borders of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, educating approximately 950 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18, with an almost even split between boys and girls with boarding starting at age 11. The school is located in Kimbolton Castle
, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester
. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
.
Annual fees range from £14,000 to £21,000
Kimbolton Castle is reported to be haunted by Catherine of Aragon
who died there in 1536 after several years of imprisonment. It is rumoured that her ghost walks upon the original floor levels which have been altered in modern times, such that her ghost appears as legs and lower body projecting from the ceiling on one floor with head and upper body gliding along the floor above. Another former inhabitant of the Castle, Sir John Popham, reputedly threw his baby child out of a castle window into the courtyard. It is said that the stone upon which the baby landed glows red annually on the anniversary of this event. A third ghostly legend of similarly dubious provenance describes a female spectre periodically walking in a field north-east of the castle, on the gentle slope below Warren House.
The castle was bought by Sir Henry Montagu, later 1st Earl of Manchester, in 1615. His descendants owned the castle for 335 years until it was sold in 1951.
Charles Edward Montagu, the 4th Earl who was created Duke of Manchester
in 1719, had many works of reconstruction carried out between 1690 and 1720. Sir John Vanbrugh and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor redesigned the facades of the castle in a classical style, but with battlements to evoke its history as a castle; the portico was later added by Alessandro Galilei. The Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
redecorated some of the reconstructed rooms in 1708, including the main staircase and the chapel. Rich, gilded furnishings in a Louis XIV-inspired style were commissioned from French upholsterers working in London.
Robert Adam produced plans for the castle gatehouse and other garden buildings, including an orangery. Only one of these buildings, the gatehouse, was constructed in around 1764. Mews buildings were added to provide stables, and an avenue of Giant Sequoias was planted in the 19th century.
The senior school is based in the grounds of the castle
, and its preparatory school
is based at the other end of the village, but is connected to the senior school via 'The Duchess Walk', a tree-lined pathway. The grounds total over 190 acres (76.9 ha). The school is the successor to the village grammar school
; although there are references to a school at Kimbolton as early as 1531, the generally accepted date for the foundation is 1600. In 1949 it was renamed from Kimbolton Grammar School to Kimbolton School, and the following year it bought the Castle from the Duke of Manchester.
The School's Latin motto is Spes Durat Avorum (may the hope of our forefathers endure).
There are limited public openings during the school holidays and at weekends.
Regular visits from authors provide workshops for pupils of all ages. Such activities serve as a catalyst for creativity and help to inspire pupils to further explore the world of literature.
Recent author visits include Sir Terry Pratchett, Alexander McCall Smith
, Malcolm Rose, Nicola Morgan, Alan Gibbons, Adisa and Mark Robson.
, named after the two founders and two previous teachers at the school: Balyes, Dawsons (which includes the 60 boarders), Gibbards, and Owens. A second house for boarders, Ingrams, was merged with Dawsons in the 1980s, and is now a separate house for all 1st and 2nd form pupils. These move into the senior houses at the start of the 3rd form. Ingrams compete in a separate house competition between classes, although they have many of the same events as the senior house competition. There are around 320 pupils in the preparatory school (ages 4 to 11), in four houses named after the families that owned the castle, Fitzpiers, Montagu, Stafford and Wingfield.
The boarders live in two houses in the High Street: Kimbolton House and White House.
, Oakham School
, The Leys, Eton College
, Rugby School
and Culford School
.
Kimbolton prides itself on the variety of sports and activities available to its pupils. Those who hope to apply their skills on the competitive games field, enjoy the challenge of water based activities or who simply wish to pursue a hobby can do so in a safe and supportive environment.
The Prep School houses a modernised gymnasium, tennis courts, cricket nets, cricket pavilion and changing facilities. There is a modern sports centre at the Senior School containing a large multi-purpose sports hall, a gymnasium, a fitness centre, two squash courts, indoor and outdoor changing facilities.
Both the Prep and Senior Schools use the new 25m swimming pool, three astroturf pitches, extensive playing fields, athletics track, six outdoor cricket nets and two hard court netball and tennis areas.
A wide range of sports is on offer including: athletics, badminton, basketball, canoeing, circuit training, climbing, girls football, fitness, golf, gymnastics, pilates, sailing, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, swimming, water polo and horse riding. These activities are offered to pupils in various age groups during Games sessions or within the extra-curricular programme.
Games lessons take place every afternoon, with each year participating in either one or two sessions. First and Second Forms have Games together on a Monday and as individual year groups on Friday and Thursday respectively. The Third and Fourth Forms have Games on a Tuesday while Senior Games, for the Fifth and Sixth Forms, takes place on a Wednesday.
There are many opportunities to play further afield in all the major sports, yearly foreign sports tours are undertaken such as netball and cricket tours to South Africa and Sri Lanka, as well as hockey and football tours to Malaysia and Australia.
(CCF) Contingent made up of Navy, Army and RAF sections. It was named in 2010 by Country Life Magazine as one of the top three in the country. On average, at least 2 members of each year group go on to join one of the British Armed Forces
; the school has a long-standing tradition of inviting one of these Old Kimboltonians back to the take the salute on Remembrance Sunday
each year as the Contingent marches through Kimbolton
. Over 220 pupils opt to participate in CCF training each Thursday afternoon and many also join in with the extra courses and activities at weekends and during the holidays. Each year, all of cadets participate in Field Weekend, a 3 day training period at a local military or adventure training site. also offer places at week long Single Service residential camps during some of the holidays.
Members of the CCF are able to participate in Ministry of Defence
run cadet courses including leadership, parachuting, first aid and scuba diving. Thursday afternoon training taking place on the school's campus takes advantage of its location close to Grafham Water for RN sailing, RAF Wyton for flying and its onsite range for target shooting.
The Annual General Inspection is a highlight of the year, attracting much national attention and many honourable reviewing officers including HRH The Duke of Gloucester
in 2011. General Sir John McColl
declared the whole day "a triumph" and noted that few cadet units could have put on such a fantastic display in such stunning surroundings.
House Music competitions see every pupil on stage at some point in the year, and almost half of students choose to learn an instrument or have singing lessons.
There are numerous ensembles and choirs catering for all tastes and abilities. Some are directed by staff and others are driven by pupils themselves. There are numerous performance opportunities; recent highlights have included staged productions of Sweeney Todd, The King & I and West Side Story, and concert performances of Bach’s St John Passion, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Mozart’s Mass in C minor.
Current Ensembles include:
There is an Alumni Officer, based in the school, who co-ordinates administration and event organisation. This strengthens the links between the School and the OKA, and is supported by an OK Committee of OKs representing typical age groups of the alumni.
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
day and boarding school located in the village of Kimbolton
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire
Kimbolton is a large village in Cambridgeshire, England. It is approximately east of Higham Ferrers, west of St Neots and west of Cambridge, north of Bedford and south of Peterborough.-Castle:...
, in rural Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
but close to the borders of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, educating approximately 950 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18, with an almost even split between boys and girls with boarding starting at age 11. The school is located in Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...
, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester
Duke of Manchester
Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, who notably served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The Duke of Manchester is styled His Grace.-Origin and descent:The Montagu family...
. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
.
Annual fees range from £14,000 to £21,000
History
Kimbolton School has had a strong role within the village of Kimbolton since its foundation in the 16th century. The school originally occupied buildings within the Churchyard, but moved to new premises in Tilbrook Road in the late 1800s.Kimbolton Castle is reported to be haunted by Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon , also known as Katherine or Katharine, was Queen consort of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII of England and Princess of Wales as the wife to Arthur, Prince of Wales...
who died there in 1536 after several years of imprisonment. It is rumoured that her ghost walks upon the original floor levels which have been altered in modern times, such that her ghost appears as legs and lower body projecting from the ceiling on one floor with head and upper body gliding along the floor above. Another former inhabitant of the Castle, Sir John Popham, reputedly threw his baby child out of a castle window into the courtyard. It is said that the stone upon which the baby landed glows red annually on the anniversary of this event. A third ghostly legend of similarly dubious provenance describes a female spectre periodically walking in a field north-east of the castle, on the gentle slope below Warren House.
The castle was bought by Sir Henry Montagu, later 1st Earl of Manchester, in 1615. His descendants owned the castle for 335 years until it was sold in 1951.
Charles Edward Montagu, the 4th Earl who was created Duke of Manchester
Duke of Manchester
Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, who notably served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The Duke of Manchester is styled His Grace.-Origin and descent:The Montagu family...
in 1719, had many works of reconstruction carried out between 1690 and 1720. Sir John Vanbrugh and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor redesigned the facades of the castle in a classical style, but with battlements to evoke its history as a castle; the portico was later added by Alessandro Galilei. The Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini was a widely-travelled Rococo decorative painter from Venice, where he was born and died...
redecorated some of the reconstructed rooms in 1708, including the main staircase and the chapel. Rich, gilded furnishings in a Louis XIV-inspired style were commissioned from French upholsterers working in London.
Robert Adam produced plans for the castle gatehouse and other garden buildings, including an orangery. Only one of these buildings, the gatehouse, was constructed in around 1764. Mews buildings were added to provide stables, and an avenue of Giant Sequoias was planted in the 19th century.
The senior school is based in the grounds of the castle
Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...
, and its preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
is based at the other end of the village, but is connected to the senior school via 'The Duchess Walk', a tree-lined pathway. The grounds total over 190 acres (76.9 ha). The school is the successor to the village grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
; although there are references to a school at Kimbolton as early as 1531, the generally accepted date for the foundation is 1600. In 1949 it was renamed from Kimbolton Grammar School to Kimbolton School, and the following year it bought the Castle from the Duke of Manchester.
The School's Latin motto is Spes Durat Avorum (may the hope of our forefathers endure).
There are limited public openings during the school holidays and at weekends.
List of Headmasters
The school has a tradition of Headmasters staying for a long time. William Ingram (after whom the junior house is now named) 1913-47, Cyril Lewis (who oversaw the movement of the school to the Castle and has the theatre named after him) 1947-73, David Donaldson (after whom the Science block is named and who first admitted girls to the school) 1973-87, Roger Peel (after whom the sports hall is named) 1987-2002 and the current headmaster Jonathan Belbin, 2002 onwards.- 1603-1607 Edward Crunkhorn
- 1607-1611 James Johnson
- 1611-1635 John Anderson
- 1635-1653 William Rugby
- 1653-1664 Samuel Bird
- 1664-1678 Samuel Taylor
- 1678-1681 William Wildgoose
- 1681-1686 John Gardiner
- 1686-1701 Mr Trott
- 1701-1703 Valentine Paul
- 1703-1739 Nathaniel Cronkshaw
- 1739-1740 Rev. Master William Wheeler
- 1740-1778 Rev. Dr. John Owen
- 1778-1826 Rev. John Thompson
- 1826-1842 Rev. John Bligh
- 1842-1847 Rev. James Taylor
- 1847-1854 Rev. John Thornton
- 1854-1865 Rev. Robert Lancaster Watson
- 1865-1874 Rev. William Ager
- 1875-1876 School closed for rebuilding
- 1877-1884 Rev. Robert Kater Vinter
- 1884-1891 Rev. Edward Ulyat
- 1891-1913 Rev. Arther Gosset Bibby
- 1913-1947 William Ingram
- 1947-1973 Cyril Lewis MBE
- 1973-1987 David Donaldson
- 1987-2002 Roger Peel
- 2002–present Jonathan Belbin
The Vanbrugh Library
The Vanbrugh Library at the Senior School holds over 12,000 books, DVDs and periodicals, It also houses a suite of 22 PCs. The award winning library is modern and is a popular and well-used resource. It is open throughout the day for Sixth Form private study, class use and individual research. At other times, pupils may use the library to study, work on homework, choose resources or relax and read. The schools online library programme encourages pupils to make the most of their library and of the wider world of information through a structured approach to the teaching of information skills.Regular visits from authors provide workshops for pupils of all ages. Such activities serve as a catalyst for creativity and help to inspire pupils to further explore the world of literature.
Recent author visits include Sir Terry Pratchett, Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, is a Rhodesian-born Scottish writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the late 20th century, McCall Smith became a respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees...
, Malcolm Rose, Nicola Morgan, Alan Gibbons, Adisa and Mark Robson.
The Castle
The castle is, mostly, used for 4th, 5th and 6th form teaching, as well as social and public events. It is also often used for weddings and other functions and is used as a TV/film location from time to time. Teaching and other activities take place in outlying buildings, including the castle's mews block and newer buildings.Houses
There are around 627 male and female students in the senior school (ages 11 to 18), in four HousesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, named after the two founders and two previous teachers at the school: Balyes, Dawsons (which includes the 60 boarders), Gibbards, and Owens. A second house for boarders, Ingrams, was merged with Dawsons in the 1980s, and is now a separate house for all 1st and 2nd form pupils. These move into the senior houses at the start of the 3rd form. Ingrams compete in a separate house competition between classes, although they have many of the same events as the senior house competition. There are around 320 pupils in the preparatory school (ages 4 to 11), in four houses named after the families that owned the castle, Fitzpiers, Montagu, Stafford and Wingfield.
The boarders live in two houses in the High Street: Kimbolton House and White House.
Sports
The main sports are football, hockey, netball, tennis, rounders and cricket. The school competes regularly against other public schools such as Oundle SchoolOundle School
Oundle School is a co-educational British public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire. The school has been maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day...
, Oakham School
Oakham School
Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and...
, The Leys, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and Culford School
Culford School
Culford School is a coeducational HMC and IAPS public school for pupils age 3–18. Founded in 1881, it is situated in Culford, four miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...
.
Kimbolton prides itself on the variety of sports and activities available to its pupils. Those who hope to apply their skills on the competitive games field, enjoy the challenge of water based activities or who simply wish to pursue a hobby can do so in a safe and supportive environment.
The Prep School houses a modernised gymnasium, tennis courts, cricket nets, cricket pavilion and changing facilities. There is a modern sports centre at the Senior School containing a large multi-purpose sports hall, a gymnasium, a fitness centre, two squash courts, indoor and outdoor changing facilities.
Both the Prep and Senior Schools use the new 25m swimming pool, three astroturf pitches, extensive playing fields, athletics track, six outdoor cricket nets and two hard court netball and tennis areas.
A wide range of sports is on offer including: athletics, badminton, basketball, canoeing, circuit training, climbing, girls football, fitness, golf, gymnastics, pilates, sailing, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, swimming, water polo and horse riding. These activities are offered to pupils in various age groups during Games sessions or within the extra-curricular programme.
Games lessons take place every afternoon, with each year participating in either one or two sessions. First and Second Forms have Games together on a Monday and as individual year groups on Friday and Thursday respectively. The Third and Fourth Forms have Games on a Tuesday while Senior Games, for the Fifth and Sixth Forms, takes place on a Wednesday.
There are many opportunities to play further afield in all the major sports, yearly foreign sports tours are undertaken such as netball and cricket tours to South Africa and Sri Lanka, as well as hockey and football tours to Malaysia and Australia.
Combined Cadet Force
The school has a Combined Cadet ForceCombined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
(CCF) Contingent made up of Navy, Army and RAF sections. It was named in 2010 by Country Life Magazine as one of the top three in the country. On average, at least 2 members of each year group go on to join one of the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
; the school has a long-standing tradition of inviting one of these Old Kimboltonians back to the take the salute on Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
In the United Kingdom, 'Remembrance Sunday' is held on the second Sunday in November, which is the Sunday nearest to 11 November Armistice Day. It is the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m...
each year as the Contingent marches through Kimbolton
Kimbolton
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. Over 220 pupils opt to participate in CCF training each Thursday afternoon and many also join in with the extra courses and activities at weekends and during the holidays. Each year, all of cadets participate in Field Weekend, a 3 day training period at a local military or adventure training site. also offer places at week long Single Service residential camps during some of the holidays.
Members of the CCF are able to participate in Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
run cadet courses including leadership, parachuting, first aid and scuba diving. Thursday afternoon training taking place on the school's campus takes advantage of its location close to Grafham Water for RN sailing, RAF Wyton for flying and its onsite range for target shooting.
The Annual General Inspection is a highlight of the year, attracting much national attention and many honourable reviewing officers including HRH The Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...
in 2011. General Sir John McColl
John McColl
General Sir John Chalmers McColl KCB, CBE, DSO is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He was sworn in on 26 September 2011. He was formerly Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.-Army career:...
declared the whole day "a triumph" and noted that few cadet units could have put on such a fantastic display in such stunning surroundings.
Music
The Music School is accommodated in the Mews Quad and provides teaching, rehearsal, ICT and recording facilities.House Music competitions see every pupil on stage at some point in the year, and almost half of students choose to learn an instrument or have singing lessons.
There are numerous ensembles and choirs catering for all tastes and abilities. Some are directed by staff and others are driven by pupils themselves. There are numerous performance opportunities; recent highlights have included staged productions of Sweeney Todd, The King & I and West Side Story, and concert performances of Bach’s St John Passion, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Mozart’s Mass in C minor.
Current Ensembles include:
- Brass Group
- CCF Band
- Chamber Choir
- Clarinet Choir
- Concert Band
- Double Reed Group
- Flute Chamber Music
- Guitar Group
- Music Aural
- Music Theory
- Orchestra
- Senior Choir
- String Orchestra
- Swing Band
- World Music Group
Old Kimboltonians
The Old Kimboltonians' Association (OKA) provides a link with former students of the School through social events, sports fixtures and annual reunions.There is an Alumni Officer, based in the school, who co-ordinates administration and event organisation. This strengthens the links between the School and the OKA, and is supported by an OK Committee of OKs representing typical age groups of the alumni.
Notable Old Kimboltonians
- Martin ChildsMartin ChildsMartin Childs, M.B.E., , is a British production designer. He won the 1998 Academy Award for best Art Direction-Set Decoration for Shakespeare in Love, and was nominated for the 2001 Academy Award...
M.B.E., film production designer, won Oscar in 1998 for Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American comedy film directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard.... - Sir Brian Corby, former Chairman of Prudential plcPrudential plcPrudential plc is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.Prudential's largest division is Prudential Corporation Asia, which has over 15 million customers across 13 Asian markets and is a top-three provider of life insurance in mainland China, Hong...
and President of the Confederation of British IndustryConfederation of British IndustryThe Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works... - Christopher Curry, founder of Acorn ComputersAcorn ComputersAcorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro, and the Acorn Archimedes...
- William Giles, Colonial Manager of the South Australian Company (1840–1861)
- Peter JonesPeter Jones (broadcaster)Peter Jones was a Welsh-born broadcaster, best known as a sports commentator on BBC radio in the United Kingdom, although many of his commentaries were also broadcast internationally on the BBC World Service...
, BBC Sport radio commentator and teacher at the school - Mark LancasterMark LancasterJohn Mark Lancaster TD is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for the North East Milton Keynes constituency at the 2005 general election and held its successor seat, Milton Keynes North, at the 2010 general election...
, Conservative MP for North East Milton Keynes since 2005 - Clive MantleClive Mantle-Early life and education:Mantle was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire and a chorister in St John's College Choir for four years...
, actor - Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, member of the British deligation to the Congress of ViennaCongress of ViennaThe Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
- Dr Simon ThurleySimon ThurleySimon John Thurley, CBE, FRIBA, F.R.Hist.S. is an academic and architectural historian, and the present Chief Executive of English Heritage .-Early life and education:...
, historian, Chief Executive of English Heritage
See also
- Edward Maria WingfieldEdward Maria WingfieldSir Edward Maria Wingfield, sometimes hyphenated as Edward-Maria Wingfield, was a soldier, Member of Parliament, and English colonist in America...
- John Popham
- Duke of ManchesterDuke of ManchesterDuke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, who notably served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The Duke of Manchester is styled His Grace.-Origin and descent:The Montagu family...