Early Schools, Coombe Bissett
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Children were taught in Coombe Bissett as early as 1818 when the clerk’s wife conducted a school for 20 children, six of whom had their fees paid by the vicar. The lady of the manor supported another school, a Sunday and day school for 20 girls. The largest Sunday and day school catered for 28 boys and girls, and included children from East and West Harnham. By 1858 boys and girls were also taught in a roadside cottage in the parish.