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List of dissenting academies (1660–1800)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ6616939 ↗
Source-derived summary

This is a list of dissenting academies, English and Welsh educational institutions run by Dissenters to provide an education, and often a vocational training as a minister of religion, outside the Church of England. It runs from the English Restoration of 1660, which created a parallel educational system as a side-effect, to the end of the 18th century.

East Anglia

London area

Midlands

North

South

South-West

Wales

See also

List of dissenting academies (19th century)

Category:Dissenting academy tutors

Notes

References

External links

List at Dissenting Academies Online.

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