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School boards in England and Wales

School board district
CategoryAd hoc single purpose
LocationEngland and Wales
Created byElementary Education Act 1870
Created
  • 1870
Abolished by
Abolished
  • 1902 (1904 in London)
Numberc. 2,500 (as of 1902)
Government
  • School board
Subdivisions
  • Divisions (London only)
A board school in Kempston, Bedfordshire
Country Board School in Devon near South Molton. Opened 1876 for just 16 pupils. Closed 1922. Now a private dwelling (semi-detached) and Grade 2 listed

School boards were ad hoc public bodies in England and Wales between 1870 and 1902, which established and administered elementary schools.

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