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| Warrington Academy | |
|---|---|
 Warrington Academy in 1757 | |
| Location | |
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| , England | |
| Coordinates | 53°23′20″N 2°35′24″W / 53.38889°N 2.59000°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Dissenting academy |
| Established | 1756 |
| Closed | 1782 |
Warrington Academy, active as a teaching establishment from 1756 to 1782, was a prominent dissenting academy, that is, a school or college set up by those who dissented from the established Church of England.[1] It was located in Warrington (then part of Lancashire, now within Cheshire), a town about half-way between the rapidly industrialising Manchester and the burgeoning Atlantic port of Liverpool. Formally dissolved in 1786, the funds then remaining were applied to the founding of Manchester New College in Manchester, which was effectively the Warrington Academy's successor, and in time this led to the formation of Harris Manchester College, Oxford.
A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands in front of the academy.[2]
- ^ Parker, Irene (2009) [1914]. Dissenting academies in England: their rise and progress, and their place among the educational systems of the country. Cambridge University Press. pp. 105–130. ISBN 978-0-521-74864-3.
- ^ Historic England, "Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Bridge Street (1139417)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 February 2016
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