13-525: Glinton may refer to: Glinton, Cambridgeshire People with the surname [ edit ] Duane Glinton Gavin Glinton See also [ edit ] Clinton (surname) Clinton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Glinton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
26-588: A British army captain from the Hunts Cyclist Battalion who was promoted to colonel during World War I , served in Iraq during the 1920s, and commanded local Home Guard units during World War II. In the interwar years he became a solicitor, and from 1935–37 he was Mayor of Peterborough . From 1943 onwards he headed the national education committee. He owned a black Chrysler Windsor , an unusual sight in wartime Britain. Colonel Mellows
39-483: A chemist and also a post office/general store. There is a pub (The Bluebell) in the village, a second pub (The Crown) closed in 2006 and was redeveloped as two residential properties in 2017. There are two schools in the village, Peakirk cum Glinton (a Church of England primary school with about 200 pupils) and Arthur Mellows Village College (a large secondary school with about 1,700 pupils, named after its founder). This Cambridgeshire location article
52-428: A hospital if necessary. However, this was never required. It is most evident on the main ground floor teaching corridor of the original building, where large glass windows make easy viewing from corridor to classrooms which could be re-purposed as wards. The external walls of these classrooms are almost entirely glass, which would have allowed patients access to large amounts of light and south facing patios. As of 2024,
65-412: A meeting area for community groups and had a public library on site. As such the school used to refer to the headteacher using the title "Warden". More recently this was changed to the more recognisable term "Head of College". The college was originally built to serve the villages from Wittering to Eye which form an approximate straight line, the village of Glinton being in the middle. More recently
78-509: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arthur Mellows Village College Arthur Mellows Village College is a secondary school in Glinton in the local authority of Peterborough . The college is an academy with a specialism in technology. Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and footballers Luke Steele and Lia Cataldo are amongst the alumni. The school is named after its founder, Arthur Holditch Mellows (1892–1948),
91-693: Is a village in the north of the City of Peterborough unitary authority area in Cambridgeshire , England. Historically in Northamptonshire , it has a population of 3,130 (2001 Census) and consists of about 1,200 dwellings. It is separated from the urban sprawl of Peterborough and the new township of Werrington by the A15 , the Peterborough bypass. The origin of the place name Glinton
104-598: Is considered by many experts to be one of the finest needle spires in England, second only to Salisbury Cathedral. It is the subject of one of John Clare 's poems Glinton Spire . Clare, although born in Helpston , went to school in the church, and there is an inscription dated 1808 on the door frame of the church. Although covered by Peterborough City Council, Glinton has its own Parish Council consisting of 11 councillors and Clerk. Glinton has two small shops:
117-723: Is uncertain. It may mean "village on the Glym brook" (i.e. the Brook Drain) or could possibly be derived from the Old Danish klint (hill), or Middle Low German glinde (enclosure or fence) or the Old English glente , meaning look-out place. Glinton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and evidence suggests that the village dates from prehistory. There is evidence of early settlement at Glinton, dating back to
130-665: The Iron Age . Extensive Roman remains, including a preserved well, were found during construction of the A15 ;bypass in 1996, as well as a fine example of a medieval drainage system. Further Roman remains were found in Peakirk Road near the junction with the High Street, and it is thought that the area was the site of a Roman farmstead that supplied the larger settlement of Werrington. The spire of St Benedict's church
143-434: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glinton&oldid=678967574 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Glinton, Cambridgeshire Glinton
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#1732797245355156-443: The school developed a broader catchment including pupils from the large Peterborough suburb of Werrington . In the 2000s multiple Peterborough schools were considered failing, closed down, demolished, rebuilt and re-named. However, Arthur Mellows converted to academy status, underwent significant expansion and was considered a successful school. Built just after WWII, the college was designed so that it could be quickly converted into
169-514: Was returning from a shoot on 16 October 1948, when his car was struck by a train at Conington, Huntingdonshire . The college opened in 1949. From 1948 until the 1970s, the Arthur Mellows Memorial Trust hosted lectures at the college and provided education grants in subjects of interest to Mellows. In the 1970s and 1980s the college was ahead of its time in community links. Arthur Mellows offered evening classes and
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