Friends' School (Great Ayton, England)

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Associated Locale
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Education, Secondary
Quakers--Education
Society of Friends--Education

found: Ayton School - the later years, [undated]:pdf. (established as the North of England Agricultural School in 1841; moved to become a more academic school and renamed "The Friends' School, Great Ayton; name changed to "Ayton School" in 1991; private school with some boarders)

found: Researching Yorkshire Quaker history : a guide to sources, 2003:p.108 (Great Ayton School, 1841-1997; until 1892, it was known as the North of England Agricultural School)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 19 Oct. 2016(Great Ayton Friends' School; independent, co-educational, agricultural boarding school run by the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers); situated on High Green in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England; the school was established in 1841 for children of disowned Friends; disownment for 'marrying out' ended in 1854, and the school became a Friends' School; in 1991 the school adopted a more commercial approach, dropping its named association with the Quakers and adopting the new name 'Ayton School')