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St Swithun's has a strong sporting tradition and has enjoyed success at county level and inter-school competitions. The school was national lacrosse champion in 2008. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Girls are encouraged to take up a sport and may choose from athletics, badminton , basketball , cricket , lacrosse and netball , Zumba, handball, trampolining ...
Former pupils of St Swithun's School, Winchester, known in some circles as "Old Swithunites". Pages in category "People educated at St Swithun's School, Winchester" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Swithun (or Swithin; Old English: Swīþhūn; Latin: Swithunus; died 863) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral.His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working.
Local amenities include a primary school, St Swithun's Church, as well as two village pubs, the Red Lion, and the Fox and Hounds, which serves food. There is also a Parish hall, bowling green and playing fields. However, the local post office was closed down in 2006 and turned into a residential building.
The church remains in use today as a parish church and is now known as St Swithun's church. ... This dates from before 1538. ... to the Herefordshire school which was ...
The date of his birth is unknown, but personal references within his poem Narratio metrica de S. Swithuno suggest he was a child at the time of St. Swithun’s canonization in 971. These references have led scholars to believe that Wulfstan was born in about 960 and was given as a child to the Old Minster , where he spent his mature life. [ 1 ]
Trump also re-signed an executive order pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement, a signature policy action of his first term that is directly in line with Project 2025’s stance.
Parry was educated at St Swithun's School, Winchester, an independent girls' school. [1] She studied Zoology at Bedford College, London graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978, [ 5 ] majoring in immunology and genetics which she took at University College London .