History
The school site is steeped in history including a Georgian Manor House, a natural spring supplying a moat and island, and a venison house.
There is also a tree behind the building that was recorded in the Domesday book.
Used as a base during the English Civil War of the 1640s, it is believed that one of Oliver Cromwell's daughters was married on the moat, and is rumoured that a passageway links this site with the nearby village of Wheatley. The history at Wheatley Park is argued to be the most extensive for any state school. Recently historians have been exploring the history of the manor house and its inhabitants, and the wine cellar beneath the island.
Read more about this topic: Wheatley Park School
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