Matthew Arnold grave at Laleham
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Matthew Arnold grave at Laleham
Image: © Sean Davis Taken: 28 Mar 2015
Laleham Village is centred round its 12th Century church, All Saints. Laleham means “settlement by the willows” and its most famous resident was Thomas Arnold, the great headmaster of Rugby School, who inspired Thomas Hughes to write the novel "Tom Brown's School Days". He was appointed to his position at Rugby largely on the reputation built up in his small private school at Laleham (1819 - 28). He came to Laleham in 1819 with his brother-in-law Reverend John Buckland, who founded the English prep school system. Six of Arnold's children, including poet Matthew, were born in the village. Matthew Arnold (1822 – 1888) and his three sons are buried in Laleham churchyard.
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Image Location
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51.409026
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-0.489594