Bilton Grange is a preparatory school located in Dunchurch, near Rugby, Warwickshire. The present headmaster is Mr. PJ Kirk, the eighth in total. A preparatory school, or prep school in the United Kingdom, and previously in the British Empire and so the Commonwealth in current English usage, is an independent school designed to prepare a student for fee-paying, secondary independent school (public school). ... Guy Fawkes House Map sources for Dunchurch at grid reference SP485712 Dunchurch is a historic village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ...

The mansion which forms the main school was built in 1846 and was a private family home. The first pupils were brought to the house by The Reverend Walter Earle in 1887. An existing room was converted into the school chapel in 1889. The Junior House was built in 1902 and electricity was brought to the school in 1920. More recent developments include the arrival of girls at the school in 1992 and a 9 hole golf course laid out in 1998 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Two famous Old Biltonians are the MP Sir Nicholas Winterton and jazz musician and writer Miles Kington. Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton, (born March 31, 1938, Rugeley, Staffordshire) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Macclesfield. ... Miles Kington (born 1941) is a British journalist, jazz musician and broadcaster. ...

External Links

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