Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. In 2002 the city had a population of 239,358.

Education

Wolverhampton Grammar School was founded in 1512, making it one of the oldest active schools in the UK. Old boys include Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England since July 2003 and Sir David Wright, former British Ambassador to Japan.

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Wolverhampton Grammar School - 1512 - Mervyn King - Bank of England - David Wright

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Other notably historic schools include The Royal Wolverhampton School (founded in 1850) and Tettenhall College (1863).

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The Royal Wolverhampton School - 1850 - Tettenhall College - 1863

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In 1835, the Wolverhampton Mechanics' Institute was founded, and its lineage can be traced via the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College (1935), to The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton (1969) to today's University of Wolverhampton, given university status in 1992. The main University campus is in the city centre, with other campuses at Compton, and in the nearby towns of Walsall and Telford.

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1835 - Wolverhampton Mechanics' Institute - 1935 - 1969 - University of Wolverhampton - 1992 - Compton - Walsall - Telford

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