Warrington Academy 1756-1786, was an early dissenters' college in Warrington, Cheshire. It gave rise to the Manchester Academy. English Dissenters were dissenters from England who opposed State interference in religious matters and founded their own communities over the 16th to 18th century period. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... College name Harris Manchester Named after Lord Harris of Peckham Established 1786 Principal The Revd Dr Ralph Waller JCR President Toby Fell-Holden Undergraduates 110 Graduates 40 Location of Harris Manchester within central Oxford , Home page This article is about the college now in Oxford, for other uses Manchester College...
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External links
Jim's Warrington Academy webpage
References
P. O'Brien M.D. entitled "Warrington Academy 1757 - 86: Its predecessors & successors" published by Owl Books ISBN 095143330X.
The roots of the WarringtonAcademy go back to the 1670s - about 90 years before the Academy was founded.
Rathmel Academy established after the Restoration to provide higher education for Nonconformists who were debarred from the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge by religious tests.
The information was researched as a private study and presented to the Local History Group of the Warrington University of the Third Age in June 2000.
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league team in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England.
A year later, The Warrington Guardian purchased the land in Sankey Street for its new offices and the club was forced to move to a new pitch at Wilderspool.
Warrington's first season in the Halliwell Jones Stadium saw slight underachievement on the pitch reflected in their finishing position of eighth in Super League, though they did make the semi finals of the Challenge Cup.
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