A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes). Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1992.
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'Durleigh: Education', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes), (London, 1992) pp. 35. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol6/p35a [accessed 13 April 2024]
EDUCATION.
There was a Sunday school with 20 children in 1819. (fn. 1) In 1846 there was a day school with 22 and a Sunday school with 5 children. (fn. 2) Between 1861 and 1883 a Sunday school was held in a house near the church. (fn. 3) An infant school was recorded in 1889 but in 1894 children were said to attend schools in Bridgwater. (fn. 4)