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  1. Harrow School (/ ˈ h ær oʊ /) is a public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon, a local landowner and farmer, under a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I.

  2. Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. It is located in a leafy 300-acre estate, encompassing much of Harrow on the Hill in north-west London.

  3. Harrow School, educational institution for boys in Harrow, London. It is one of the foremost public (i.e., independent) schools of England and one of the most prestigious. Generally between 700 and 800 students reside and study there. Its founder, John Lyon (d. 1592), was a yeoman of neighbouring

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  4. The plainest evidence for the existence of a school before 1572 comes from two contrasting sources: the records of entrants to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and a letter written in 1626 by an octogenarian resident of Bridgewater, Somerset, called George Roper. This chapter looks at the history of Harrow School.

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