William Harding's Charity
William Harding (1643 – 1718) was a yeoman from the hamlet of Walton who left a trust in his will to clothe and educate the children of the poor from the local area. The charity was founded after the will was proved in 1719 with the aim of:
- Providing forty shillings a year to buy coats for the poor men and women of Walton
- To select children of poor parents in Aylesbury and Walton to be given apprenticeships
- To clothe those same children
The charity still exists today and is managed by the trustees the clerk of which is a partner of Parrott and Coales LLP Solicitors in Aylesbury. It now makes grants for any educational purpose for young people from the Aylesbury area.
The William Harding Combined School in Elm Farm is named after him.
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