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'''Crowthorne''' is a village in the [[Bracknell Forest]] district of [[Berkshire]]. It is mainly noted for a public school, [[Wellington College]], and a maximum security mental institution, Broadmoor Hospital, founded 1863. | '''Crowthorne''' is a village in the [[Bracknell Forest]] district of [[Berkshire]]. It is mainly noted for a public school, [[Wellington College]], founded 1859, and a maximum security mental institution, Broadmoor Hospital, founded 1863. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 3 July 2015
Crowthorne is a village in the Bracknell Forest district of Berkshire. It is mainly noted for a public school, Wellington College, founded 1859, and a maximum security mental institution, Broadmoor Hospital, founded 1863.
LGBT history
Edward White Benson was the first headmaster of Wellington College, and several of its former pupils have been gay.
Past or present Broadmoor inmates have included Ronnie Kray and David Copeland.