Newcome's School

It was considered a healthy area, close to London and with easy access in all weathers via the Old North Road.

Many prominent Whig families sent their sons to the school, resulting in a large number of Members of Parliament having received their education there.

His third son Peter was an Anglican priest, and the father of the Henry Newcome who gave the school its name.

Distinguished pupils included Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister from 1768 to 1770, and two Founding Fathers of the United States (Middleton and Nelson).

[9]: 73 James Greenwood was usher (assistant head teacher) under Benjamin Morland, then leaving to set up his own academy.