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Cranborne Chase School was an independent boarding school for girls, and was located in the English counties of Dorset and (later) Wiltshire, between 1946 and 1990.
Cranborne Chase School, a former boarding school for girls, was based at two locations in Cranborne Chase: at Crichel House near the village of Moor Crichel in Dorset from 1946 to 1961, and then at New Wardour Castle in the settlement of Wardour (near the village of Tisbury) in Wiltshire, until the School's closure in 1990.
Cranborne Chase School. Description: Minutes and Management records, including correspondence; School and student records and Accounts. Date: 1945 - 1998. Held by: Wiltshire and Swindon...
Cranborne Chase School was an independent boarding school for girls in the English counties of Dorset and (later) Wiltshire, between 1946 and 1990. Contents. History; Wardour facilities; Notable former pupils; Aftermath; References; External links
Cranborne Chase is a National Landscape, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and covers 380 square miles of countryside, overlapping the boundaries of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset. It is a diverse natural landscape with a rich archaeological and historical significance.
Seeking a truly rural escape? The Cranborne Chase, one of Dorset’s two National Landscapes, offers tranquil villages with welcoming pubs. It has wonderful and varied countryside, perfect for summertime strolls, brisk winter walks and scenic cycle rides.
In 1961 New Wardour Castle became the home of Cranborne Chase School, which built new classrooms, studio dormitories, and a dining-room extension on the south-eastern side of the main house, along with three staff houses to the west. The school eventually closed in 1990.
